How to pronounce “nieve”

Hear how “nieve (snow)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

nieveNYEH-beh

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Breakdown

Meaning	snow
Syllables	nie · ve (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: NIE.
IPA	/ˈnje.be/

v sounds the same as b. Spanish has no English-style v sound.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Los niños juegan en la nieve.The kids play in the snow.

Hay nieve en la montaña.There's snow on the mountain.