It is very easy for Malaysians to learn writing Penang Hokkien using Taiji Romanisation because it observes the punctuation rules apparent in English and Malay. There are no punctuation symbols that are unique to Penang Hokkien; it employs only those found in English and Malay. As most Malaysians are familiar with writing these two languages, they should encounter nothing new when writing Penang Hokkien.

1. Sentences always start with a capital letter, and ends with a full stop. Ee1 ciak3 chye3.
She eats vegetables.

2. Proper nouns are capitalised, and often, every is separated. Tone marks are optional on proper nouns that are common and popular. Ie1 gau3 kong1 Penang Hokkien wa33.
He's good at speaking Penang Hokkien.

3. Quotation marks are used for direct speech. Sentences within the quotation marks start with a capital letter. Ie1 kong4, "Ong2 lai2 liau4!"
He said, "The king has come!"

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