Video Translations with the letter V

Question

During the video translations, why do the speakers pronounce the letter V? I was taught that the letter V sounds more like the letter B in Spanish. Here is an example:

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/verbos

Answer 1

I think it really just depends on the speaker and where they grew up.

Have you ever heard of Forvo? It's a great site where speakers of languages from all around the world submit voice clips of them saying a certain word or phrase. This site is amazing if you are unsure of a pronunciation or want to see how a pronunciation can vary among native speakers.

I searched the word ver and the speakers from Spain, Colombia, and Peru prononce it as a B, but the speakers from Mexico and the U.S. pronounce it as V. Bery interesting!

Listen here.

Thank you! - RomelleA, Jun 13, 2013

That's a very interesting website. I liked hearing the different pronunciations of llamo or llama. - GraceM, Jun 13, 2013