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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

Translation:IndonesianID⌄

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I learnGermanDE⌄

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Card direction

Indonesian hint → German answer

helikopter

→

der Hubschrauber

/ˈhuːpˌʃʁaʊ̯bɐ/

nounB1

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neraka

→

die Hölle

/ˈhœlə/

nounB2

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halo

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hallo

/haˈloː/

interjectionA1

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helm

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der Helm

/hɛlm/

nounB2

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membantu

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helfen

[ˈhɛlfən]

verbA1

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suka membantu

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hilfsbereit

[ˈhɪlfsbəˌʁaɪt]

adjectiveA2

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membantu

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aushelfen

/ˈaʊsˌhɛlfn̩/

verbA2

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silakan ambil

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bedienen Sie sich

/bəˈdiːnən ziː zɪç/

phraseA2

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kelim

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der Saum

[zaʊ̯m]

nounB2

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ayam betina

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die Legehenne

[ˈleːɡəˌhɛnə]

nounA2

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karena itu

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daher

/ˈdaːhɐ/

adverbB2

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dia

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sie

[ziː]

pronounA1

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herba

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das Kraut

/kʁaʊ̯t/

nounB2

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kawanan

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die Herde

[ˈhɛʁdə]

nounB1

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di sini

→

hier

[hiːɐ̯]

adverbA1

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pahlawan

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der Held

/hɛlt/

nounA2

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miliknya

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ihrer

[ˈiːʁɐ]

pronounA2

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dirinya sendiri

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sich selbst

/zɪç ˈzɛlpst/

pronounA2

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hei

→

hey

[heɪ̯]

interjectionA1

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hai

→

[haɪ̯]

interjectionA1

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menyembunyikan

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verstecken

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkən]

verbA2

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tinggi

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hoch

[hoːx]

adjectiveA1

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menyorot

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hervorheben

[hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯heːbn̩]

verbB1

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stabilo

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der Textmarker

[ˈtɛkstˌmaʁkɐ]

nounB1

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