June – lee-oh-yu-eh
Written as liùyuè or liuyue
Note: June in Mandarin Chinese ends with "month" which we already know is yu-eh (yue).
June is lee-oh-yu-eh (liuyue).
To remember that the beginning of the word for June is pronounced lee-oh (liu), use the following mnemonic:
The sand dune (june) was huge and I had to lead my camel over (lee-oh) it.
Tones
Lee-oh (Lead over) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.
Associate lead over, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.
She fell trying to lead the camel over the dune.
Remember
Lee-oh = 4th tone = \



