The Spanish V
Here’s a little guide about how to pronounce the letter V in Spanish.
V & B
The letters B and V are pronounced the same in Spanish; they’re both pronounced like the English B.
Venezuela – beh-neh-SWEH-lah
vino – BEE-noh (wine)
vivo – BEE-boh (alive)
verdad – bair-DAD (truth)
Valencia – bah-LEN-see-ah
Venezuela or "Benezuela"?
Let's practise
Let’s practise pronouncing a few words in Spanish that contain the letter V. Here are ten Spanish words – how would you pronounce them? The answers are below:
- volver (to return)
- viaje (trip)
- verano (summer)
- ventana (window)
- verde (green)
- convivir (to live together)
- prevenir (to prevent)
- valiente (brave)
- vestido (dress)
- visitar(to visit)
ANSWERS
- “vol-BAIR”
- “bee-AH-hay”
- “beh-RAH-noh”
- “ben-TAH-nah”
- “BAIR-deh”
- “kon-bee-BEER”
- “preh-beh-NEER”
- “bah-lee-EN-the”
- “bes-TEE-doh”
- “bee-see-TAHR”
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