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B and V - Pronunciación - Spanish Pronunciation

The pronunciation rules for the Spanish letters B and V are exactly the same.

		Examples
1.	When the B or V is at the beginning of a word or immediately follows a consonant, it is pronounced like an English or French B.	bien árbol vosotros invierno
2.	When the B or V is in any other position, it is what linguists call a bilabial fricative.* To make this sound, put your lips close together - not quite touching - and push air through them.	hablar problema nueve noventa

* Bilabial means that the sound is produced with both lips, while fricative means that the sound is created by a partial blockage of the air flow. To give you an idea, the letters F, S, and V are fricative sounds in English.

Please note that this explanation is only a guideline for the Spanish that I know, which is Castilian Spanish. There are many regional variations in Spanish pronunciation.

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