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The [[Taiwanese alphabet|MLT alphabet]] adopts the Latin alphabet of 26 letters, plus [[ø]], to express the basic sounds of Taiwanese. Here are the basic sounds: | The [[Taiwanese alphabet|MLT alphabet]] adopts the Latin alphabet of 26 letters, plus [[ø]], to express the basic sounds of Taiwanese. Here are the basic sounds: | ||
*a b c ch e f g h i j k kh l m n ng ø | *a b c ch e f g h i j k kh l m n ng o ø p ph q r s t th u v y z zh | ||
A MLT word, like each English word, can be formed by only one syllable or several syllables, with the two syllables being the most typical. Each syllable in MLT follows either one of the two underlying patterns (phonemes inside the brackets are optional): | A MLT word, like each English word, can be formed by only one syllable or several syllables, with the two syllables being the most typical. Each syllable in MLT follows either one of the two underlying patterns (phonemes inside the brackets are optional): |
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