Mammoth Memory

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. 

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

She fell trying to lead the camel over the dune. 

Remember 

Lee-oh = 4th tone = \

 

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