"b" as in bed
/b/as in “bed”
How to make it
- Press your lips together.
- Turn your voice on — you should feel a buzz.
- Open your lips gently, without a strong puff of air.
Common mistake
Letting air slip between the lips, so it sounds like "v" ("very" for "berry"), or losing the voice at the end of a word ("cap" for "cab").
In words
Listen at normal speed or slowly, then say it yourself.
- bed
- rubber
- job
Don't confuse with
Listen and choose the word you hear.
US and UK
This sound is the same in American and British English.