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sobrevivir. How should it sound? v or b

sobrevivir. How should it sound? v or b

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Sobrevivir (soh-bren-vee veer) or with a soft b (soh- bren-bee-beer).

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updated Aug 5, 2011
posted by timic
Why do you have an "n" in there? There is no "n" in sobrevivir. - gintar77, Aug 5, 2011
sorry I mean "h" typing error - timic, Aug 5, 2011

3 Answers

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The Spanish "v" is never pronounced like an English "v"

updated Aug 5, 2011
posted by danielsan
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There is no debate: the V sounds exactly like the B in standard Spanish.

updated Aug 5, 2011
posted by lazarus1907
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It depends and there is much debate about this...check this thread

letter V

if you are taking spanish, I would ask whoever you are learning from primarily as differnt people have differences of opinion.

updated Aug 5, 2011
edited by toothpastechica
posted by toothpastechica