The 'ai' as in 'buy' Sound

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The ai diphthong.  This combines the ah as in father and the ih as in sit.  Aahh-iihh.  In the ah vowel, the tongue is very relaxed, so the front is just kind of sitting there.  Ah.  However for the ih, it moves up a little on the back of the teeth.  Aahh-iihh.  So I would say the emphsis goes from the back of the tongue to the front.  Ai, ai.  Sample words:  fight, chai, bye.  Sample sentence:  Her style is bright.

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