Taiwanese pronunciation instruction

Taiwanese Eight Tones - Quick Memorization Tips
Tone Example Listen
1 獅 (sai)
2 虎 (hóo)
3 豹 (pà)
4 鴨 (ah)
5 猴 (kâu)
6 狗 (káu)
7 象 (tshiūnn)
8 鹿 (lo̍k)
獅、虎、豹、鴨、猴、狗、象、鹿
Taiwanese Eight Tones - Tone Marking Method
  1. The priority order of tone marks is: a > oo > e , o > i , u
  2. ai is placed on a, Example: 愛 ài
  3. io is placed on o, Example: 搖 iô
  4. The double letter oo is placed on the first letter, Example: 塗 thôo
  5. If i and u appear simultaneously
    • iu is placed on u, Example: 油 iû
    • ui is placed on i, Example: 位 uī
  6. Some local pronunciations have a sixth tone, Example「ǒ」
  7. The first syllable of a chord or triplet has a 9th tone, Example「ő」
  8. The neutral tone symbol "--" is used to mark the space between the stressed and unstressed tones.
  9. Entering tone:Short, abrupt sounds (ending in p, t, k, h; low 4, high 8)
Common pronunciation as a word entry

Commonly seen in song lyrics / Taiwanese language textbooks include entries for "俗念做":
Entry Correct 俗念做
寂寞 tsi̍k-bo̍k siok-bo̍k
逃避 tô-pī tô-phiah
避免 pī-bián phiah-bián
閃避 siám-pī siám-phiah
是非 sī-hui sū-hui
接觸 tsiap-tshiok tsiap-sio̍k
掌握 tsióng-ak / tsiáng-ak tsióng-ap
補償 póo-siông póo-sióng
戲弄 hì-lāng hí-lāng
抱歉 phō-khiàm / phō-khiám phō-khiam