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==Introduction to Taiwanese Phonetics==
==Introduction to Taiwanese Phonetics==
We will first introduce all of the phonetic sounds that you will encounter in Taiwanese. Some sounds have an approximation in English, while others may be less familiar.
=== Consonants ===
[[File:conExp.ogg]]
{|
! MTL  !! Approx.  !! Example  !! Meaning
|-
| p  || B / cris'''p'''y  || papaf  || father
|-
| ph  || P (crisp)  || phaq  || to hit
|-
| m  || me  || mi  || noodle
|-
| b  || mu'''mb'''le  || baq  || meat
|-
| t  || D (crisp)  || tit  || straight
|-
| th  || Thomas  || theh  || to take
|-
| n  || neat  || nii  || year
|-
| l  || Lima  || laang  || person
|-
| k  || gear  || kaf (''ka'iuu'')  || to add
|-
| kh  || key  || khix  || go
|-
| h  || heap  || hii  || fish
|-
| g  || ga'''gg'''le  || go  || five
|-
| c(i)  || G  || ciaf  || here
|-
| ch(i)  || cheese  || chiaf  || car
|-
| s(i)  || she/sea  || si  || yes
|-
| j(i)  || Z  || jit  || day
|-
| z  || yar'''ds''' || zef  || this
|-
| zh  || ca'''ts''' || zhaix  || vegetable
|-
| s  || Saul  || svaf  || three
|-
| j  || zoo  || joah  || hot
|}
The 'k' vs. 'g' as well as the 'p' vs. 'b' may be hard to differentiate at first. The 'g' and the 'b' are voiced, meaning the vocal cords vibrate along with the consonant. The 'k' and 'p' are unvoiced, not  as aspirated as in English but do have a distinct click or pop.
Note that "j" and "s" appear twice: these are slightly different when  followed by an "i" vs other vowels.
=== Vowels ===


==Website==
==Website==
LearnTaiwanese
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