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Diphthongs may occur in stressed or unstressed syllables. However, when a diphthong is broken by stress (the vowel i or u directly bears the stress), then the two vowels break into separate syllables.
| Italian | English |
|---|
| mi–o | mine |
| tu–o | yours |
| spi–a | spy |
| ma–ni–a | mania |
| rin–vi–o | postponement |
| te–ra–pi–a | therapy |
| al–le–gri–a | joy |
| far–ma–ci–a | pharmacy |
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