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Hola everyone!
!Hola! everyone,


Spanish is a language which sounds as it is written and is written as it sounds.
Spanish is a language which sounds as it is written and is written as it sounds. The letters "b" and "v" are pronounced exactly the same in Spanish. Therefore it is common for Spanish-speakers to write "v" instead of "b" or "b" instead of "v".  
 
The letters "b" and "v" are pronounced exactly the same in Spanish.
 
Therefore it is common for Spanish-speakers to write "v" instead of "b" or "b" instead of "v".  


Here are some rules to teach you how to use those letters correctly.
Here are some rules to teach you how to use those letters correctly.

Latest revision as of 11:00, 29 March 2023

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!Hola! everyone,

Spanish is a language which sounds as it is written and is written as it sounds. The letters "b" and "v" are pronounced exactly the same in Spanish. Therefore it is common for Spanish-speakers to write "v" instead of "b" or "b" instead of "v".

Here are some rules to teach you how to use those letters correctly.

Once this subject is under your belt, you may want to investigate the following related topics: Adjectives, Plural, How to conjugate in spanish & Future Tense.

"b" before another consonant[edit | edit source]

  • Examples: libro, amable, subterráneo, obsequio.

"b" after "m" (except: "coramvobis")[edit | edit source]

  • Examples: embajador, hombre

"v" after "n" and "d"[edit | edit source]

  • Examples: enviar, adversario, subvención.

"b" with words starting or ending with "bio"[edit | edit source]

  • Examples: biografía, biología, anfibio.

"b" for words ending with "bilidad" (except: "movilidad" and "civilidad")[edit | edit source]

  • Examples: responsabilidad, amabilidad.

"b" for terminations of the past imperfect indicative (1st conjugation) and preterite imperfect indicative of the verb "ir"[edit | edit source]

  • Examples: amábamos, cantabáis, alzaba, iba, ibas, íbamos.

"v" for all compound words of the verb "venir"[edit | edit source]

  • Examples: convenir, prevenir.

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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