Modern Literal Taiwanese

http://wdcts.org/Taiwanese/mlt/mltalphabet.pdf

Consonants 子音

ph: phøef b: bøar

p: pax m: mi (hat) 帽仔
(leopard) 豹 (mail) 信 (noodle) 麵

t: tauxhu th: thox n: niaw l: lok

(bean curd) 豆腐 (rabbit) 兔 (cat) 貓 (deer) 鹿

k: kam’ar h: hor
kh: khox (tiger) 虎 g: gøo
(tangerine) 柑仔 (pants) 褲 (goose) 鵝

c: cih ch: chiaf s: sikoef j: jixtiern

(tongue) 舌 (car) 車 (watermelon) 西瓜 (dictionary) 字典

z: zaxng
(a pyramid-shaped mass of zh: zhaix s: say j: joah
glutinous rice wrapped in
(vegetable) 菜 (lion) 獅 (hot) 熱
leaves) 粽
Simple Vowels 單母音

a: aq i: isefng u: uttao e: exhaai

(duck) 鴨 (doctor) 醫生 (iron) 熨斗 (chin) 下巴

o: o’ar ø: øar m: m ng: kngrkhiim

(taro) 芋頭 (oyster) 牡蠣 (no) 不 (piano) 鋼琴
Compound Vowels 複母音

ai: aix au: thaumngg ui: ui

(love) 愛 (hair on the head) 頭毛 (stomach) 胃

ia: iacie iu: iukiok iø: iø’ie iau: iaukoaix

(coconut) 椰仔 (post office) 郵局 (rocking chair) 搖椅 (monster) 妖怪

oa: Taioaan oe: oextoo øe: øee oai: oai’oay

(Taiwan) 台灣 (drawing) 畫圖 (shoe) 鞋 (crooked) 歪歪
Special Vowels in High Tone 特殊高調母音

y: ty w: kw
(pig) 豬 (turtle) 龜
Special Vowels in Shouting-out Tone 特殊上突母音

ae: hae ie: bie uo: zuo ea: bea ao: kao
(sea) 海 (rice) 米 (cook) 煮 (horse) 馬 (dog) 狗