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የልደት ሰርተፍኬት/የልደት ሰርተፍኬት (Yelidet certificate) - birth certificate

ብርዝ/ብርዝ (Honey water)

ብላክ ላዮን/ጥቁር አንበሳ (Black Lion Hospital)

ብረት ሰሪ/ብረት ሰሪ (Biret seri) - blacksmith

ብርድ ልብስ/ብርድ ልብስ (Bird libs) - blanket

ብሊች/ብሊች (Bleach) - bleach

ብሌንደር/ብሌንደር (Blender) - blender

ברכה/በረከት (Blessing)

ብሎገር/ጦማሪ (Blogger)

የደም ምርመራ/የደም ምርመራ (Yedem mirmera) - blood test

ብሎው ድራይ/ብሎው ድራይ (Blow dry) - blow dry

ሰማያዊ አህያ/ሚኒባስ ታክሲ (Minibus taxi)

ብሉፕሪንት/ብሉፕሪንት (Blueprint) - blueprint

ማፍላት/ማፍላት (Mafilat) - boiling

ቦሌ/ቦሌ አካባቢ (Bole area)

ቦሌ ላይፍስታይል/የቦሌ ኑሮ (Bole lifestyle)

የመጽሐፍ ምረቃ/የመጽሐፍ ምረቃ (Yemetshaf mireka) - book launch

መጽሐፍ ቤት/መጽሐፍ ቤት (Metshaf bet) - bookstore

ቡትስ/ቡትስ (Boots) - football boots

ቡዝ/መጠጥ (Alcohol)

ቦርዴ/ቦርዴ (Traditional drink)

ቦይፍሬንድ/ቦይፍሬንድ (Boyfriend) - boyfriend

ቦዘና/ቦዘና (Bozena) - dried meat in shiro

የእረፍት ጊዜ/የእረፍት ጊዜ (Yereft gize) - break time

ብሬክአፕ/መለያየት (Breakup)

ጡብ/ጡብ (Tub) - brick

የሙሽራ ረዳት/የሙሽራ ረዳት (Yemushra redat) - bridesmaid

ድልድይ/ድልድይ (Dildiy) - bridge

መጥረጊያ/መጥረጊያ (Metregiya) - broom

ቡሄ/ቡሄ (Buhe) - traditional holiday

ቡሉኮ/ቡሉኮ (Buluko) - traditional wrap

ቡና ቤት/ቡና ቤት (Coffee house)

ቡና/ቡና (Coffee)

ባስ ማቆሚያ/ባስ ማቆሚያ (Bus makomiya) - bus stop

Slang for a glutton or someone who eats a lot (butam literally means “greedy eater”). Usage: We ordered pizza and that b...