日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 4

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So apparently to make a long vowel you need to add either あ (for an extended 'a'), い (for an extended 'i' or 'e') or う (for an extended 'o' or 'u') after a consonant-vowel letter. That means せい is not read 'say', but 'seh', as in せんせい.

So how is the sound 'say' made? If the letter い comes after a consonant-vowel that ends with either an 'i' or 'e' sound do you always prolong the vowel?