B - LOWER CASE B

Voiced bilabial plosive.

This a lenis or weak.

The soft palate is in raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The two lips form a closure which prevents the pulmonic air stream from escaping; when they separate, the air escapes with an explosive sound.

Spelling

<b> ru/rʌb/
<bb> rubber /ˈrʌbə/
Rare cases:
<pb> cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/

Examples

back /bæk/


symbol /ˈsɪmbl̩/


cab /kæb/


bin /bɪn/


abroad /əˈbrɔ:d/


rubber /ˈrʌbə/


club /klʌb/


rabbit /ˈræbɪt/


Betty brought bags of beautiful pebbles.
/ˈbeti ˈbrɔ:t ˈbæɡz əv ˈbju:təfl̩ ˈpebl̩z/



My brown rabbit eats cabbage and bananas.
/maɪ braʊn ˈræbɪt i:ts ˈkæbɪdʒ ənd bəˈnɑ:nəz/



We’d better book a cab.
/wid ˈbetə ˈbʊk ə ˈkæb/



Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar.
/ˈbeti ənd ˈbɒb ˈbrɔ:t ˈbæk ˈblu: bəˈlu:nz frəm ðə ˈbɪɡ bəˈzɑ:/

Pronunciation




The lower lip and the upper lip are closed, they form a complete closure.

When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds vibrate.




Voiced bilabial plosive.

This is a lenis or weak consonant.

The soft palate is in raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The two lips form a closure which prevents the pulmonic air stream from escaping; when they separate, the air escapes with an explosive sound.

Spelling

<b, v>

Examples

barro


cambiar


Vaso


kebab


avenida


Hugo tuvo un tubo, pero el tubo que tuvo se le rompió y para recuperar el tubo que tuvo, tuvo que comprar un tubo igual al tubo que tuvo.

Pronunciation




The lower lip and the upper lip are closed, they form a complete closure.

When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds vibrate.