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በ familyb

The b sound. You meet it in በኋላ (later) and ብር (birr).

  • order 1በ be
  • order 2ቡ bu
  • order 3ቢ bi
  • order 4ባ ba
  • order 5ቤ bé
  • order 6ብ b
  • order 7ቦ bo

Order by order

  1. 1በbe
  2. 2ቡbu
  3. 3ቢbi
  4. 4ባba
  5. 5ቤbéas in "café"
  6. 6ብbvery short i, or no vowel
  7. 7ቦbo

Transliteration is only a guide — listen to the audio wherever it is offered.

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