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Nov 02, 2014 - 08:45 PM
the spanish b and v can have the sound sound it depends where you are from.
http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishpr...
http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishpr...
Nov 03, 2014 - 07:24 PM
http://www.forvo.com/word/vivir/#es listen and you will hear the differences.
Nov 12, 2014 - 05:52 PM
Kyla,
I am in Level 2 Session 13 (I think) and Sonia has just started pronouncing "V" as you describe. My previous exposure to Spanish teaching used the soft "B" (they said, "It's a cross between a "B" and a "V"; I said, "But they don't cross!"). I was starting to wonder if something had changed. Maybe it's one of those "first things first" things, which I do appreciate.
-Tom
I am in Level 2 Session 13 (I think) and Sonia has just started pronouncing "V" as you describe. My previous exposure to Spanish teaching used the soft "B" (they said, "It's a cross between a "B" and a "V"; I said, "But they don't cross!"). I was starting to wonder if something had changed. Maybe it's one of those "first things first" things, which I do appreciate.
-Tom
Nov 15, 2014 - 12:57 PM
The "first things first" model could be the reason. Thanks for commenting, Tom
Nov 27, 2014 - 12:27 AM
I believe as a general rule in Central and S. America the "b" and "v" are both pronounced the same as a bilabial plosive, except when it is necessary to pronounce the "v" as a labio-dental for clarification as in spelling.