Voiced labiodental fricative.
This a lenis or weak consonant. The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The lower lip touches the upper front teeth forming a small passage through ich the pulmonic air stream escapes producing friction.
| <v> | very /ˈveri/ |
| <ve> | give /ɡɪv/ | Rare cases: |
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| vat /væt/ |
| rival /ˈraɪvl̩/ |
| leave /li:v/ |
| very /ˈveri/ |
| travel /ˈtrævl̩/ |
| give /ɡɪv/ |
| view /vju:/ |
| seven /ˈsevn̩/ |
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Various student groups travelled to Venice in the vacation. /ˈveərɪəs ˈstju:dnt ˈɡru:ps ˈtrævl̩d tə ˈvenɪs ɪn ðə veɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ |
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A very wide variety of people came.
/ə ˈveri ˈwaɪd vəˈraɪəti əv ˈpi:pl̩ ˈkeɪm/ |
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I love the nice view over the village.
/ ˈaɪ ˈlʌv ðə ˈveri ˈnaɪs ˈvju: ˈəʊvə ðə ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ |
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That vet looks after virtually all the livestock in the valley.
/ðət ˈvet ˈlʊks ˈɑːftə ˈvɜːtʃʊəli ˈɔːl ðə ˈlaɪvstɒk ɪn ðə ˈvæli/̩ |
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Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently.
/ˈvɪnsnt ˈvaʊd ˈvendʒəns ˈveri ˈvi:əməntli/̩ |
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Seventy seven benevolent elephants.
/ˈsevnti ˈsevn̩ bəˈnevələnt ˈelɪfənts/ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The lower lip touches the upper front teeth forming a small passage through the pulmonic air stream escapes producing friction.