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I have started learning Japanese a couple of days ago. One of the new
expressions I have just encountered is "けっこうです". In this case, is the "っ" not
pronounced at all? And if it really isn't, could anyone explain to me why っ is
included in the middle of the expression?

Thanks in advance, FS
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Use of っ in けっこうです (kekko desu)
The small tsu character, っ is used to indicate a double consonant. So, for
example:

にっぽん (nippon) - Japan

けっこう (kekkou) - fine

さっか (sakka) - author

The last one you can compare to さか (saka), or hill. Saying sakka takes about
30-50% longer than saying saka, because the double consonant takes a certain
amount of time to pronounce (you almost take a break during the double
consonant, like you're saying "sak-ka").
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