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Since this is the general discussion thread, here’s a question to start us off
**What do you wish you knew when you were just starting to learn Japanese?**
Is 高い (“takai” in romaji) pronounced as “taka-ee” or “takay”?
I keep hearing Y, so is the case for ない and はい, I keep hearing “nay” and “hay” instead of “na-ee” and “ha-ee”.
what is the correct native pronunciation for い?