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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

memilih

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aussuchen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]

verbA1

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steak bertulang

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das Kotelett

[kɔtlɛt]

nounB2

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pekerjaan rumah

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die Haushaltspflichten

[ˈhaʊ̯shaltsˌpflɪçtn̩]

nounA2

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Kristiani

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christlich

/ˈkʁɪstlɪç/

adjectiveB1

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Kekristenan

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das Christentum

/ˈkʁɪstn̩tuːm/

nounB1

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Natal

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Weihnachten

[ˈvaɪ̯naxtn̩]

nounA1

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Hari Natal

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der Weihnachtstag

/ˈvaɪ̯naxˌtaːk/

nounA1

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Malam Natal

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der Heiligabend

/ˈhaɪ̯lɪkˌaːbn̩t/

nounA2

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hadiah Natal

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das Weihnachtsgeschenk

/ˈvaɪ̯naxtsɡəˌʃɛŋk/

nounA1

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berpotongan besar

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stückig

[ˈʃtʏkɪç]

adjectiveB1

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gereja

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die Kirche

[ˈkɪʁçə]

nounA2

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rokok

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die Zigarette

/t͡siˈɡaʁɛtə/

nounA2

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daun ketumbar

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der Koriander

[kɔʁiˈandɐ]

nounB1

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bioskop

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das Kino

[ˈkiːno]

nounA1

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lingkaran

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der Kreis

[kʁaɪ̯s]

nounA2

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lingkaran pertemanan

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der Freundeskreis

/ˈfʁɔʏndəsˌkʁaɪs/

nounB1

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keadaan

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der Umstand

/ˈʊmʃtant/

nounB2

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menyebutkan

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anführen

[ˈanˌfyːʁən]

verbB2

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warga negara

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der Bürger

/ˈbʏʁɡɐ/

nounB2

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kewarganegaraan

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die Staatsbürgerschaft

/ˈʃtaːtsbʏʁɡɐʃaft/

nounC1

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kota

→

die Stadt

[ʃtat]

nounA1

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bus kota

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der Stadtbus

/ˈʃtatˌbuːs/

nounA1

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pusat kota

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das Stadtzentrum

[ˈʃtatˌtsɛntʁʊm]

nounA1

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sipil

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zivil

/ˈtsyːvɪl/

adjectiveB2

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