April – soo-yu-eh

Written as sìyuè or siyue

Note: April in Mandarin Chinese ends with "month" which we already know is yu-eh (yue).

April is soo-yu-eh (siyue).

To remember that the beginning of the word for April is pronounced soo (si) use the following mnemonic:

I could only swallow a pill (April) with soup (soo).

Tones

Soo (soup) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate soup, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

He fell into a big bowl of soup.

Remember

Soo = 4th tone = \