Tips for the “ua” sound:
“ua”sounds like “wa” as in “wash” and the “wha” in “what”.
“ua” is written as “wa” when there is no initial consonant.
Tips for the “uo” sound:
“uo”sounds like the “wo” as in “wore” and the “wa” in “waltz”.
“uo” is written as “wo” when there is no initial consonant.
Tips for the “uai” sound:
“uai” sounds like “why” or like the “wi” in “wide.”
“uai” is written as “wai” when there is no initial consonant.
Tips for the “uei” sound:
“uei” (ui) goes like “way”, between “we” and “weigh.”
“e” is not spelt out in most cases.