A Beginner's Guide to Taiwanese: Difference between revisions

→‎Syllabic structure: We will explain below how every syllable has a distinct tone.
(→‎Single vowels: complete syllables & complete words)
(→‎Syllabic structure: We will explain below how every syllable has a distinct tone.)
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* [consonant] + '''vowel''' + [nasal final consonant]
* [consonant] + '''vowel''' + [nasal final consonant]


As a bare minimum, only a vowel is required. The items in the [[koat'hoo|brackets]] are optional.
As a bare minimum, only a vowel is required. The items in the [[koat'hoo|brackets]] are optional. We will explain below how every syllable has a distinct tone.


A word can be formed with one or more syllables, but two syllables is most typical.
A word can be formed with one or more syllables, but two syllables is most typical.
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