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Originally Posted by ShinJon
Mira, I just am confused about the rules of the small size hiragana and the large ones like how I can know when to use them and say them correctly  |
Right now, only worry about four small hiragana: ゃゅょっ. Don't worry about ぁぃぅぇぉ for another couple years.
In any case, っ "doubles the next consonant"
ゃょゅ come after ちきしりにひびぴぎじぢみ (all the ~i sounds) to make a cha kya sha rya nya hya bya pya ja mya sound or whatever. Without the little sizing, they would be chiya, kiya, shiya riya niya hiya biya piya jiya miya or whatever.