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=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
A syllable must have a vowel. Here are the four categories of vowels.
A syllable in Taiwanese can't go without having a vowel. Refer to [[:File:Taiwanese7Tones.pdf|this chart]] which groups all the vowels into five categories: simple, compound, plus three categories ending in nasals.  


==== Single vowels ====
==== Single vowels ====
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==== Nasal vowels ====
These vowel sounds are made using your nose. Most vowels have a nasal form, indicated by a ''[[v]]'', chosen because it looks like the Greek letter "nu" ({{wt|ν}}).
[[File:FrontNasalV3.mp3]]
{| class="wikitable"
! MTL  !! Example  !! Meaning
|-
| va || {{x|va}}  || filling (for dumplings etc.)
|-
| {{x|vi}} || [[hvi]] || ear
|-
| ve || {{x|gve}} || stiff
|-
| vo || {{x|gvo}} || to comprehend
|-
| vai || {{x|vai}} || to carry on back
|-
| vau || {{x|gvau}} || [[liengvau|lotus root]]
|-
| {{x|via}} || {{x|thviaf}} || to listen
|-
| {{x|viu}} || {{x|sviu}} || to think
|-
| viau || {{x|gviaw}} || itchy
|-
| voa || {{x|voa}} || to exchange
|-
| voai || {{x|kvoaimngg}} || to close a door
|}


==== Vowel plus nasal final consonant ====
==== Vowel plus nasal final consonant ====
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A syllable can only have one of ''m'', ''n'', ''ng'', or ''v'' at the same time. For example, ''man'' and ''mang'' are not valid syllables in Taiwanese. Exceptions: ''{{x|mng}}'' (to ask), ''{{x|mngg}}'' (door/hair), and various tones of ''[[ng|nng]]''.
A syllable can only have one of ''m'', ''n'', ''ng'', or ''v'' at the same time. For example, ''man'' and ''mang'' are not valid syllables in Taiwanese. Exceptions: ''{{x|mng}}'' (to ask), ''{{x|mngg}}'' (door/hair), and various tones of ''[[ng|nng]]''.
==== Nasal vowels ====
These vowel sounds are made using your nose. Most vowels from the first two groups can be nasalized, indicated by a ''[[v]]'', chosen because it looks like the Greek letter "nu" ({{wt|ν}}).
[[File:FrontNasalV3.mp3]]
{| class="wikitable"
! MTL  !! Example  !! Meaning
|-
| va || {{x|va}}  || filling (for dumplings etc.)
|-
| {{x|vi}} || [[hvi]] || ear
|-
| ve || {{x|gve}} || stiff
|-
| vo || {{x|gvo}} || to comprehend
|-
| vai || {{x|vai}} || to carry on back
|-
| vau || {{x|gvau}} || [[liengvau|lotus root]]
|-
| {{x|via}} || {{x|thviaf}} || to listen
|-
| {{x|viu}} || {{x|sviu}} || to think
|-
| viau || {{x|gviaw}} || itchy
|-
| voa || {{x|voa}} || to exchange
|-
| voai || {{x|kvoaimngg}} || to close a door
|}


=== Tones ===
=== Tones ===
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