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The Letter "I"

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One particular difference from English, is that the letter "i" always makes an "ee" sound in the Filipino language. This can take some getting used to for native English speakers. You may have noticed this already when speaking to people with a Filipino accent.

Try listening to some of the examples below and take note of the sound the "i" makes in these words:
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Examples:
kaliwâ
Play audio #1594
hindî
Play audio #603
minuto
Play audio #128
prito
Play audio #2153
kilikili
Play audio #1496
+ more examples
isdâ
Play audio #553
ilog
Play audio #4785
mahirap
Play audio #309
bibíg
Play audio #766
pinyá
Play audio #1649
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Examples:
kaliwa
Play audio #1594
hindi
Play audio #603
minuto
Play audio #128
prito
Play audio #2153
kilikili
Play audio #1496
+ more examples
isda
Play audio #553
ilog
Play audio #4785
mahirap
Play audio #309
bibig
Play audio #766
pinya
Play audio #1649

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