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pronounciation differences

Hello, I'm trying to figure out the different pronounciations of the hiragana, so far I've found the r's, and the d's (ra, ri, ru, re, ro, di, du) to sound a bit different, are there any more I should know about, and how do I correctly say them?

the r's seem to sound like rl and then the vowel, is this correct?

and the 2 d's sound like dz?

 

thanks