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It's even easier than that: B (de burro) is a "bilabial" sound; both lips come together in the making of the sound (others like it are M and P).
The V (de vaca) on the other hand is a "labiodental" sound. The lower lip joins the upper row of teeth to make the sound; another one like it is F.
As far as I know that is the case in every language that uses those letters.
"being a native spanish speaker […] I can tell you that neither B nor V should sound the same in spanish.
Absolutely no dialect of Spanish makes a distinction between the sounds of B and V. Both sound like a B. If you are indeed native Spanish speaker, you speak weird. "
Or you don’t know it, proving my point…
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Absolutely no dialect of Spanish makes a distinction between the sounds of B and V. Both sound like a B. If you are indeed native Spanish speaker, you speak weird.
Edited 2010-03-19 07:01 UTC