Done with Chapter 2

So I am having some pronunciation difficulties. -

Why is it when the book says that the ll is pronounced like the y in yes- that to me it really sounds like the letter j- and is said as such?

And words that start with "v" sound like they start with "b" and "b" sounds like "v"? I couldn't dictate or spell these words if I tried after hearing them. And sometimes there are two whole different meanings- and C says I'll just have to figure out the word from the context of the sentance. Blech!!

Anyway- I am done with Chapter 2 and learned some new words as well as some pronunciation techniques. Next week is Chapters 3 & 4. I know I didn't want to go too fast, but Chapter 3 is just the alphabet and Chapter 4 is short so I decided to combine them.