162: The differences between /b/ and /v/

American English Pronunciation Podcast

Seattle Learning Academy

Language Learning, Self-improvement, Education

4.6 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2012

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Two different, yet similar sounds. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

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0:00.0	Hi again and welcome back to Seattle Learning Academy's American English pronunciation
0:09.0	podcast. My name is Mandy and this is our 162nd episode. Today we're going to talk about
0:17.6	the ways that the B sound and V sound are different, as well as how
0:22.6	they're alike. I want to mention that this is a special request episode from Jorge in
0:28.7	Argentina. Jorge emailed us at podcast at pronuncian.com to let us know that he has trouble with these sounds.
0:39.3	You can also email us at podcast at pronuncian.com if you have a special topic request.
0:47.0	We appreciate knowing what you'd like to learn about.
0:50.8	Let's get started.
0:52.9	Stops like the B sound and frops, like the B sound, and fricatives, like the V sound, are produced in very different ways.
1:02.6	Stop sounds are created when the ear is briefly, completely blocked from leaving the mouth, and then released.
1:10.7	Again, a B sound is a stop sound.
1:14.4	B.
1:15.9	A fricative is created when air is forced out of the vocal tract
1:20.6	through a small opening.
1:23.4	The air is never completely blocked during a fricative sound.
1:30.3	The V sound is a fricative. V.
1:32.3	Even though stops and fricatives are created differently,
1:37.3	there are still good reasons that the B sound and the V sound get confused.
1:42.3	Both of these sounds are created using the lips.
1:47.7	The B sound, generally speaking, is a simpler sound that fewer non-native speakers have trouble
1:54.1	with.
1:55.5	It's created when the top lip and bottom lip touch each other, blocking the air. When the lips open, the air is pushed
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