the pronunciation of v in spanish

Question

such as vivir in spanish, according some books, the first v should be pronounced as b, and the second v should be pronounced as v like the sound in English. However, sometimes I found they are pronounce as the same by some people.

Answer 1

Hi Georgechen

This question has been asked in the past and there was a really intricate and thorough set of answers given by Lazarus as well as a couple of nice links to phonetics web sites with good audio given in the response by Samdie. Here is the link to that thread

pronunciation of v in words...is it a b sound or is it a v sound

Answer 2

also that the letters B and V have exactly the same pronunciation, and their names are pronounced exactly alike. Some colorful expressions are used to indicate which letter is being used, such as B de burro and V de vaca roughly, "B as in burro" and "V as in vaca. Sometimes B is referred to as be grande "big B" and the V as uve or ve chica "little V"

Answer 3

Note also that the letters B and V have exactly the same pronunciation, and their names are pronounced exactly alike. Some colorful expressions are used to indicate which letter is being used, such as B de burro and V de vaca roughly, "B as in burro" and "V as in vaca. Sometimes B is referred to as be grande "big B" and the V as uve or ve chica "little V"

Answer 4

Mexicans pronounce the same way /v/ and /b/