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So, as you can see, hi plus a small ya is not hiya (two syllables, sounds like it should be a kung-fu shout) but actually hya, a single syllable. Shi plus small yu is shu, not shiyu; chi plus small yo is cho, not chiyo, and so on. Get really good at recognising ya, yu and yo, and these syllables will be easy to pick up. |