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Diphthongs

ai
like 'i' in "fight"
au
like 'ow' in "brown"
ei
like 'ay' in "say"
eu
doesn't exist in English, run 'e' and 'u' together
ia
like "ya" in "yard"
ie
like 'ye' in "yes"
ii
not a diphthong but two syllables
io
like "yo" in "Yorick"
iu
like "ew" in "few"
oi
like 'oy' in "boy"
uo
like 'wo' in "won ton"
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