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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

halus

→

glatt

[ɡlat]

adjectiveB1

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camilan

→

der Snack

/snæk/

nounA2

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siput

→

die Schnecke

[ˈʃnɛkə]

nounA2

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ular

→

die Schlange

[ˈʃlaŋə]

nounA1

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sepatu kets

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die Turnschuhe

[ˈtʊʁnʃuːə]

nounA1

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moncong

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die Schnauze

[ˈʃnaʊtsə]

nounB2

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salju

→

der Schnee

[ʃneː]

nounA1

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bersalju

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verschneit

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaɪ̯t]

adjectiveA1

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jadi

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also

[ˈalzo]

conjunctionA1

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sabun

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die Seife

[ˈzaɪ̯fə]

nounA2

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yang disebut

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sogenannt

/ˈzoːɡəˌnant/

adjectiveB2

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sosial

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sozial

[zot͡siˈaːl]

adjectiveA2

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secara sosial

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sozial

[ˈzoːtsi̯aːl]

adverbB1

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masyarakat

→

die Gesellschaft

[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]

nounA2

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kaus kaki

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die Socke

/diː ˈzɔkə/

nounA2

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kaus kaki

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die Socken

[ˈzɔkən]

nounA1

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sofa

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das Sofa

[ˈzoːfa]

nounA1

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sampai sekarang

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bisher

[bɪsˈheːɐ̯]

adverbA2

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lembut

→

weich

[vaɪ̯ç]

adjectiveA2

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melunakkan

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weich machen

[vaɪ̯ç ˈmaxn̩]

verbB2

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lembut

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sanft

[zanft]

adverbA2

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perangkat lunak

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die Software

/diː ˈsɔftveːɐ̯/

nounB1

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tanah

→

die Erde

[ˈeːɐ̯də]

nounB1

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tentara

→

der Soldat

/zoˈldaːt/

nounA2

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