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Pseudo-phonetization in Taiwanese phrasebook
Pseudo-phonetization in Taiwanese phrasebook
Note: the following uses unconventional romanization and does not describe tones, but just tries to be phonetically accurate from an (American) english speaking standpoint. Goal is to have an english speaker's first try be fairly close, without reading a bunch of rules for phonetization nor trying to distinguish between the 7 tones in Taiwanese. Unfortunately, it is difficult to cover all tones this way, especially nasal and breath differences, and thus cannot be completely accurate. Also to note is the author learned Taiwanese from one parent from the south, and one parent from the north.
Asterisk precedes words that are very hard to phonetize. It would be nice to get some audio on here for these, if not all.
Also to note is the phoneme for "* L" or "* D" used below. The best I can describe it is to transition between an "N", "L" and "D" sound. It is not as hard as a "D" but you keep your tongue flat on your palette (as opposed to tip as in "L"). I've chosen "* L" or "* D" depending on, in my opinion, which is the least offensive...
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