This article in Penang Hokkien explains how to use Taiji Romanisation for writing Penang Hokkien. It is written in Penang Hokkien in Taiji Romanisation, with audio output to assist in following the text.
Uh33 cin3 ce33 pan3huat3 sia4 Penang Hokkien wa33.

Lu1 e33 yong33 Tng3lang3 Ji33, Paek3wa33ji33 a33si33 pun4 Tai3wan2 Lo3ma1ji33.

. A33si33 lu4 uh33 ki3hoay3 ok1 cit1-leh1 ji33, lu1 ciau1 ok1.

Eng3goay33 boh3 si1pun4 ok1 sin1-eh3 mi3knia1.

Ta3pi1, a33si33 lu1 boek3 te33-it1 eng2-eh3 pan3huat3 sia4 Penang Hokkien wa33, lu1 eng3kai1 ok3 Tai3-ji33.

. Ha1mik1 si33 Tai3-ji33 ni4?

Tai3-ji33 si33 wah1 co3 chut3 lai2-eh3
lo3ma1ji33 hor33 Penang Lang2 eng3 sia4 Hokkien wa33.

. Tai3-ji33 cin3 eng2 ok1.

. Cui33-cui33 pun1te4 e1hiau4 Penang Hokkien eh2, khnua3 nia33, tok33 thark1 e33 chut3 liau4.

Tai3-ji33 si33 yong33 ho33bae4 sia4 eh2.

Pa1-leh3 pan3huat3 sia4 Hokkien-eh3 lo3ma1ji33 kakh1 ce33 si33 yong33 phiet1 sia4 eh2.

Co1mik1 su33 mai1 yong33 phiet1 sia4 Tai3-ji33 ni4?

Eng3goay33 phiet1 khan1khor1 yong33
handphone a33si33
computer phak1 chut1 lai2.

Ku33 ca4-eh3 si2, cit1-leh1 mm33 si33 boon3tay2, eng3goay2 ku33 ca4-eh3 lang2 si33 yong33 chiu4 sia1 ji33 eh2.

Tha1na1-eh3 lang2 cin3 cio4 yong33 chiu4 sia4 liau4.

A33si33 ie1lang2 boek1 sia4 mi3knia3, ie1lang2 kakh1 ce33 si33 yong33 SMS a33si33 email.
Yong33 phiet1-eh3 lo3ma1ji33 cin3 ma3huan2 phak1 SMS kah1 email.

A33si33 lu1-eh3 handphone be33 phak1 phiet1, siang33ka1
a̍ (a-vertic),
ā (a-macron),
á (a-acute), lu1 tok33 tiok1 tiau2 liau4.

Lu1 sia1 be33 chut3, ha1mik1 si33 bé, ha1mik1 si3 bē.

. A33si33 lu1 tiok3 khee1 choay3 cit1-leh1 app e33 sia4 ta33-ta33-leh1 phiet1, i1su33 si33 kong1, tam3pok3 lang2 nia1 uh33 ki3hoay1 bat1 ji33.

Tam3pok3 lang2 boh3 kau1giak1 boek1 kiu3 Penang Hokkien wa33.

A33si33 lan4 mai3 Penang Hokkien wa33 si4 khee3, lan4 tiok1boek1 yong33 cit1-leh1 pan1huat1, an1nae1 kan1tan1, ka1liau1 lang2 pun1 eng3 ok1, eng3 sia4, eng3 yong33.

Eng3goay3 wah4 beng3peik1 cit1-leh1 boon3tay2, wah1 co3 cit1-leh1 pan3huat3 mien1 yong33 phiet1 sia4 Penang Hokkien wa33 eh2.

Wah1 yong33 ho33bae3 tai1piau4 phiet1.

. Sor1i4,
ā, (a-macron) pien3 co1
a33,
á (a-acute) pien3 co1
a4.

Yong33 cit1-leh1 pan1huat3, ka1liau4-eh3 handphone, computer kah1 phak1ji33ki1 pun1 e33 yong33 lai3 sia4 Penang Hokkien.

Wah1 kio33 cit1-leh1 pan1huat3 co1 Tai3-ji33.

Tai3-ji33-eh3 ji33 eng3 jin33.

Ji33 siang33ka1 lah4, char1 koay1 teow2, bak3, boh3 wna3, ka1liau4 siang3ka1 ha1 ku4.

Ka3nia33, kae1 ho33bae4 ti1 ta33-ta33 ku3-eh3 au1bin33.

Cit1-leh1 ho33bae4 cin3 yau1kin4, eng3goay33 cit1-leh1 ho33bae4 tai1piau4
im1.

Ta33-ta33 ku3 ti1 Tai3-ji33 e33 pun1 co1 see1-leh3 im1.

Cit1-leh1 see1-leh3 im1 si33 toay3
Hua3 Gu4-eh3 see1 im1.

"Ma" e33 pun1 co1
ma1,
ma2,
ma3,
ma4.

"Ong" pun1 co1
ong1,
ong2,
ong3,
ong4.

"Lau" pun1 co1
lau1,
lau2,
lau3,
lau4.

Yong33 cit1-leh1 pan1huat3, lu1 e33 sia4 Penang Hokkien kau1ka1 cin3cnia1 cun4.

Lu1 e33 pun3 khui1, ha1mik1 si33
beh4, ha1mik1 si3
beh33, ha1mik1 si33
ang1, ha1mik1 si33
ang2.

Lu4 eng3kai1 cu1i3 tiok1, te33-snar3 im1 uh33 si3 uh33 si2 yong33 "33" sia4.

Kokh1 ma3nia1, wah1 tok33 kai1seik1.
Lan4 yong33 Penang Hokkien wa33 an1nae1 kuan1si3 kau3ka1 lan4 boh3 cu1i3 ta33-ta33 ku3 ti1 Penang Hokkien wa33 e33 pien1tiau3 im1.

Penang Hokkien-eh3 ku3 toay3 cit3-leh3 kan1tan1-eh3 lor33 pien1tiau3.

Nor33 ku3 haeh3 pnae3-pnae2-eh2 si2, thau3ceng2-eh3 ku3 pien1tiau3.

Te33-it3 kah3 te33-jee33 im1-eh3 ku3 pien1tiau3 te33-snar3 im1:
ang1 pien1tiau3 ang
3 ti1 ang
3bor4.
lam2 pien1tiau3 lam
3 ti1 lam
3 sna1.

Te33-snar1 kah1 te33-see1 im1-eh3 ku3 pien1tiau3 te33-it1 im1:
lau3 pien1tiau3 lau
1 ti1 lau
1 chooi4.
kang4 pien1tiau3 kang
1 ti1 kang
1pni1.

"33"-eh3 ku3 boh3 pien1tiau3:
ku33 kokh1 si33 ku
33 ti1 ku
33 chu3.
lau33 kokh1 si33 lau
33 ti1 lau
33lang2.
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