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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

kimia

→

chemisch

[ˈçeːmɪʃ]

adjB1

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kimia

→

die Chemie

[çeˈmiː]

nounA2

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ceri

→

die Süßkirsche

[ˈzyːsˌkɪʁʃə]

nounA1

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catur

→

das Schach

[ʃax]

nounA2

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dada

→

die Brust

/bʀʊst/

nounB1

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mengunyah

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kauen

[ˈkaʊən]

verbA2

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kenyal

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zäh

[t͡sɛː]

adjectiveB1

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anak ayam

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das Küken

[ˈkyːkən]

nounA2

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daging ayam

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das Hähnchen

[ˈhɛːnçən]

nounA1

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kandang ayam

→

der Hühnerstall

/ˈhyːnɐˌʃtal/

nounB1

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sayap ayam

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die Chicken Wings

/ˈtʃɪkən wɪŋs/

nounA1

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utama

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hauptsächlich

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzɛçlɪç]

adjectiveB2

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anak

→

das Kind

[kɪnt]

nounA1

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masa kecil

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die Kindheit

/ˈkɪndˌhaɪ̯t/

nounB1

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kamar anak

→

das Kinderzimmer

/ˈkɪndɐˌtsɪmɐ/

nounA2

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santai

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chillig

[ˈtʃɪlɪç]

adjectiveB1

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dingin

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kühl

[kyːl]

adjectiveB1

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simpanse

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der Schimpanse

[ʃɪmˈpanzə]

nounA2

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bahasa Mandarin

→

Chinesisch

/ʃiˈneːzɪʃ/

nounA1

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keripik

→

die Chips

[tʃɪps]

nounA2

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berkicau

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zwitschern

[ˈtsvɪtʃɐn]

verbB1

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cokelat

→

die Schokolade

/ʃoˈkoːlaːdə/

nounA1

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kue cokelat

→

der Schokoladenkuchen

/ʃokolaˈdɛnˌkuːxn̩/

nounA1

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pilihan

→

die Wahl

[vaːl]

nounA2

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