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5000 Words

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English hint → Indonesian answer

to write

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menulis

/məˈtulis/

verbA1

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a writer

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penulis

/pəˈnulis/

nounA1

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writing

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menulis

/məˈnu.lis/

nounA1

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written

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tertulis

/tərˈtu.lis/

adjectiveB1

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wrong

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salah

/ˈsalah/

adjectiveA1

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a yard

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halaman

/haˈlaman/

nounB1

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yeah

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/ja/

interjectionA1

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a year

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tahun

/ˈtahʊn/

nounA1

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yearly

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setiap tahun

/səˈtiap ˈtahʊn/

adverbA2

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years old

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tahun

/ˈtahun/

phraseA1

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to yell

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berteriak

/bər.təˈriak/

verbC1

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yellow

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kuning

/kuˈniŋ/

adjectiveA1

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a yellow onion

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bawang bombai

/ˈbawaŋ ˈbombai/

nounA1

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yes

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/ja/

interjectionA1

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yesterday

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kemarin

/kəmaˈrin/

adverbA1

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yet

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belum

/bəˈlum/

adverbA2

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to yield

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menghasilkan

/məŋhaˈsilkan/

verbC1

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yoga

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yoga

/ˈjoga/

nounB1

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you

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kamu

/ˈkamu/

pronounA1

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young

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muda

/ˈmuda/

adjectiveA1

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younger sister

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adik perempuan

/aˈdik pəraˈmpuan/

nounA1

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youngster

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anak muda

/ˈanak ˈmuda/

nounC1

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your

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Anda

/ˈan.da/

determinerA1

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yours

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milikmu

/miˈlikmu/

pronounA2

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