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Is it なか or うち? How about in set expressions like 心の中で思う as in
「私はとても幸運だわ」と彼女は心の中で思った。and how about 心の内？
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How do I read 心の中?
I expect it to be こころのなか kokorononaka. I see that Google Translate comes up
with kokoronouchi. This is a surprise. Even more of a surprise, if you have
Google speak the pronunciation, it's kokorononaka.
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It's こころのなか. 中 is very rarely read as うち at least in modern Japanese, although
some dictionaries seem to recognize such a reading.

心の内【うち】 is also acceptable in this context, but I feel 心の内 tends to be used
more often when your true feeling is different from what you say or how you
appear. In this case such a contrast is not important, so 心の中 is fine.
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心の中 is normally, and far more often, read as こころのなか.  
I'd read it as こころのなか when it's used to mean " _in(side)_ one's heart" "
_inside_ " " _inwardly_ " or " _silently_ ", as in phrases like
「心の中でつぶやく」「心の中で自問する」 etc. So I'd read the 心の中 in 「私はとても幸運だわ」と彼女は心の中で思った as
こころのなか.

心の中 can also be read as こころのうち.*  
I'd read it as こころのうち when it's used to mean "one's _heart_ " "one's
_feelings_ " "one's inner _thought_ ", as in phrases like
「心の中を明かす」「心の中を語る」「心の中を吐露する」 etc.  
(You might find it more commonly written as 心の内 or 心のうち.)

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*According to 明鏡国語辞典:

> うち【内(▿ **中** ・▿家)】  
>  〘名〙  
>  ❹外に現れない、心の中。心中{しんちゅう}.  
>  ...  
>  (表記) の❶❷ **❹は「中」とも。**
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