Goal

Let’s work on the pronunciation of two sounds that drive some students crazy. Don’t worry! After today’s explanation, it will no longer be a problem.

Listen and repeat the vocabulary as many times as you want. Try to memorize it.

/v/ vs  /b/

If you are a Spanish speaker, these two sounds may sound the same to you. However, in English they are two very different sounds.

Confusing them can cause some misunderstandings. Let’s practise!

/b/

We pronounce this similar to Spanish, but only stronger. Watch the video below:

/v/

We don’t have this sound in Spanish. To make it, you need to pronounce the /f/ sound, using your voice. Watch the video below:

Video /b/ vs/v/

/b/

/v/