A Beginner's Guide to Taiwanese: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
(→‎Review all the tones: rm finals, no need to intro here. file)
(→‎Special vowels: ornamental)
Line 219: Line 219:


=== Special vowels ===
=== Special vowels ===
For certain vowels in certain tones, there are a few substitutions/shortcuts:  
For certain vowels in certain tones, the following ornamental substitutions/shortcuts are used:  
* [[Sioxngtut-ym|shouting-tone]]: ''ie'', ''uo'', ''ea'', ''ae'', ''ao'', when they end the syllable
* [[Sioxngtut-ym|shouting-tone]]: ''ie'', ''uo'', ''ea'', ''ae'', ''ao'', when they end the syllable
* [[high tone]]: ''{{x|y}}, w'', (and ''{{x|ym}}'', ''{{x|yn}}'', ''{{x|wn}}'')
* [[high tone]]: ''{{x|y}}, w'', (and ''{{x|ym}}'', ''{{x|yn}}'', ''{{x|wn}}'')
Line 248: Line 248:
[[File:lie,_kuo,_bea,_hae, kao.mp3|thumb|none|lie, kuo, bea, hae, kao]]
[[File:lie,_kuo,_bea,_hae, kao.mp3|thumb|none|lie, kuo, bea, hae, kao]]
[[File:y yn kym titw zhwn.mp3|thumb|none|y, yn, kym, titw, zhwn]]
[[File:y yn kym titw zhwn.mp3|thumb|none|y, yn, kym, titw, zhwn]]
All five shouting substitutions happen only when they end the syllable, so you still have ''{{x|irm}}'', ''{{x|irn}}'', and ''{{x|urn}}'', not ''iem'', etc.
As the shouting substitutions happen only when they end the syllable, you still have ''{{x|irm}}'', ''{{x|irn}}'', and ''{{x|urn}}'', not ''iem'', etc.


== Tone sandhi ==
== Tone sandhi ==
44,877

edits

Navigation menu