It’s easier to notice if you exaggerate it. A word starting with V always has the bottom lip touching the top teeth. A word with W has the bottom lip pushed as far forward as possible and never touches teeth.
Just pushing the bottom lip around you can hear the difference from Wine <-> Vine
Non-native speaker here confused by this. Isn’t w pronounced as v anyways?
Not in English
I honestly can’t tell the difference from the sound alone
Might be clearer in person, but they’re very distinct to an English speaker’s ear.
‘V’ is closer to ‘F’, while ‘W’ is closer to ‘U’.
also visually distinct if you look at the lips: V has the upper front teeth against the lower lip, W has the lips shaped like a tight o
It’s easier to notice if you exaggerate it. A word starting with V always has the bottom lip touching the top teeth. A word with W has the bottom lip pushed as far forward as possible and never touches teeth.
Just pushing the bottom lip around you can hear the difference from Wine <-> Vine