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Usually this happens with 'i' when it occurs in syllables like shi, chi, hi, ki, pi that precede certain consonants such as ch, f, h, p, s, shi, t or ts. In the way that Karen mentioned, foreigners hear 'hto' (hito) or 'shkata' (shikata) whereas native speakers will pick it up as whispered rather than entirely silentStutz said:This got me first when I started learning too. Anytime there is an i or u between one of the following: h, t, s, k, or p; it is devoiced. Sometimes at the end of the sentence too, but it depends on the situation.