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Latin is a little funky in that a language will definitely change over the course of hundreds of years.
In the Classical pronunciation (which is most common in the US), v is pronounced as a w.
In the Ecclesiastical pronunciation (which is most taught in Europe), v is pronounced as a v.
The letters "v", "u", and "w" all originate from the various sounds the letter has taken over time. In ancient times, there was just V and it had to make do with multiple sounds until the extra letters were added to make it a little easier.
Also correct, and it's been added, but unfortunately it takes a while for our changes to go live for users.
Additionally, in Latin (as in Spanish) you often do not have to include the pronoun. You can also say "es vir" or "vir es" and it means the same thing (unlike in French, where you must include the personal pronoun)
IPA: [vir] (ecclesial) or [wir] (classical)
[wɪr]
