"voy" vs "boy".

Question

Yo voy al cine.

I have friend from El Salvador tell me that it should be "boy" not "voy". Is that correct? The verb is obviously "ir".

I understand the pronounciacion portion, I'd like to know about writting it correctly. Is it written voy or boy? - vsorochkin, Jan 6, 2010

It's voy - Selena_Gomez2, Jan 6, 2010

I go to the cinema - Selena_Gomez2, Jan 6, 2010

Answer 1

It is correct v in spanish is pronounced as b but in reality how the b explodes from your lips is a regional thing sometimes it is a very pronounced b and others it is somewhere between v and b anyway however you pronounce it you would be understood.

That is correct. The v will sound like a mix between a b and a v. - JohnnyK, Jan 6, 2010

Answer 2

I understand the pronounciacion portion, I'd like to know about writting it correctly. Is it written voy or boy? -

It is written voy. - kenwilliams, Jan 6, 2010

Answer 3

I understand the pronounciacion portion, I'd like to know about writting it correctly. Is it written voy or boy? -

It's "voy".

Answer 4

Actually, not always. I know that (well, my Spanish teacher told me that) it's "Yo voy al cine" not "Yo boy al cine." But I also know that, in some cases, the "v" is pronounced as a "b" but not always. I really hope this helps, vsorochkin

Good luck!

~Selena