Are there any rules governing how these letters should be pronounced? How can one learn to pronounce that weird "b" sound???
The Spanish "b" and "v"
No. It is easy. Both b and v are pronounced like B. In Spanish there is not a "V" pronunciation.
That's weird. I don't hear the English "b" in the place of Spanish v's...
try to pronounce B sound, but don't touch your lips, but save a pleace for the air to come out through that small hole.
<<That's weird. I don't hear the English "b" in the place of Spanish v's... >>
You certainly hear B in place of V at the start of a sentence. Consider something like:
Venezuela ... blah blah blah ... .
You certainly hear B in place of V at the start of a sentence. Consider something like:
Venezuela ... blah blah blah ... .
It is kind of a combination of the b and v sound. The closes way I can remember to pronounce it is try to pronounce v without using your teeth, just push your lips together and pronounce the letter v. The b/v sound in Spanish is a labial(lips)- vibrant sound. That should be self explanatory.
Simplesmente fale B no lugar do V e V no lugar do B!
Por favor nao fale de temas que voce nao conhece, soa tao ridicula
Por favor nao fale de temas que voce nao conhece, soa tao ridicula
At the very beginning of the sentence, B/V's are b: bueno [bweno], vino ['bino]
intervocalic B/V's are soft [β]: bobo ['boβo], abuela [a'βwela]
Evinória is Brazilian so she might not know that even Continental Portuguese 1. confuses b and v (in Oporto); 2. has softening of many consonants within a word: dedo ['deðu] , bobo ['boβu].
intervocalic B/V's are soft [β]: bobo ['boβo], abuela [a'βwela]
Evinória is Brazilian so she might not know that even Continental Portuguese 1. confuses b and v (in Oporto); 2. has softening of many consonants within a word: dedo ['deðu] , bobo ['boβu].
I'm spaniard and i do B sound = V sound. Use B of Barcelona sound and it wil be ok.