# Custom Major System **URL:** \ **Category:** General Memory Chat\ **Tags:** major-system\ **Created:** [February 2, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330 "2024-02-02T06:05:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/1 "2024-02-02T06:05:36Z")
Hello, is it wrong that I don’t like how the major system is presented and I want to create one for myself? according to my language? and If it’s wrong, why? And if not, how should I do it correctly without having a problem with missing letters? ---
**Author:** ![metivier](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/metivier/32/86_2.png) [@metivier](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/metivier)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/2 "2024-02-02T06:22:43Z")
There are variations that exist already in some other languages that you might be able to find in yours. ---
**Author:** ![Magno](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/magno/32/21908_2.png) [@Magno](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Magno)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/3 "2024-02-02T09:41:23Z")
My language is Spanish and I only don’t use vowels, only consonants for major system. ---
**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/josh/32/21_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/4 "2024-02-02T10:19:30Z")
What language? I might be able to point you to a previous discussion about it. There’s more info here, if you haven’t already found it: > **[How to Memorize Numbers with the Major System](https://artofmemory.com/blog/major-system/)** > > 👉 The Major System is a memory technique for memorizing numbers, playing cards, and other information. It works by converting numbers into sounds. ---
**Author:** ![TheHumanTim](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/thehumantim/32/17301_2.png) [@TheHumanTim](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/TheHumanTim)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/5 "2024-02-02T13:22:35Z")
> [@Hicoffeman](#): > > is it wrong There is really no “right” or “wrong” or “better” or “worse” or “best” system or technique. There are some that are objectively more efficient in compressing information, but the usefulness in the application of them is subjective. Everyone makes mental associations a bit differently, shaped by our life experiences, languages, brain chemistry, etc… Many techniques have been refined and reworked over the years and have been made generally pretty effective and efficient, but there’s no guarantee that what works perfectly for one person will work well or even at all for you. You’ll need to experiment and see what clicks “best” for you. Major is a phonetic or sound based system based on consonant sounds. I’d recommend looking for the common consonant sounds in your language and mapping them to numbers in a way that makes sense to you. If you can leave vowel sounds as free unmapped sounds it will usually make filling in the words a bit easier. There are likely more consonant sounds than there are numbers 0-9, so look for sensible ways for numbers to use multiple sounds. This will give you more options for word construction. Good luck, and remember, there is no “memory police squad” that will come and arrest you if you deviate from a standard system technique! Experiment and have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/7 "2024-02-02T23:42:09Z")
Hello, My Language is Portuguese - Brazil I’m trying to use the system that is found on websites about the Major System and here too, but it is very difficult to formulate sentences, like, X has the sound of ch in some sentences in Portuguese but in others it can have the same sound as "X " in X-MAN for example, the same thing happens with the letter H, it has the sound of R in some words and in others it’s as if this letter didn’t exist, like when I say “HADES” does that Greek goddess know? It’s like I’m saying “ADES” ---
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/8 "2024-02-02T23:52:16Z")
In fact, I have difficulty understanding the following situation, if I created a word, but it has more than two phonetic consonants, like 3 or even 4, should I discard it and try to find one with at most 2? or I can simply create the following rule that: in every word, only the first two consonants should be taken into consideration, and the rest should be totally ignored! Does that make any sense? I’m in the right way? ---
**Author:** ![TheHumanTim](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/thehumantim/32/17301_2.png) [@TheHumanTim](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/TheHumanTim)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/9 "2024-02-03T00:00:39Z")
> [@Hicoffeman](#): > > I can simply create the following rule that: in every word, only the first two consonants should be taken into consideration, and the rest should be totally ignored! This is what I do for my 3-digit system and it works great! If you are making a 2-digit list, just consider that if you ever want to expand it into a 3-digit list, you may run into some conflicts with your 2-digit words if they contain 3 or more syllables. ---
**Author:** ![Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Mike4)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/10 "2024-02-03T01:20:39Z")
Olá! I’m glad to see you here. I think this thread will be of your interest: > [@Major System em Português](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/major-system-em-portugues/85612): > > No momento, estou criando uma lista PEG de três dígitos (000-999), então decidi aproveitar para eliminar ambiguidades que havia encontrado ao utilizar o Major System em português. A seguir está uma tabela com as relações entre fonemas e números: [Major System] Eu adicionei alguns fonemas, por serem muito comuns na língua portuguesa. Por exemplo, /ɲ/ (senha) e /ʎ/ (velha) não aparecem em inglês, mas estamos muito familiarizados com eles. Além disso, o fonema /h/ no Major System em inglês cost… The Major System I show in my videos is basically this one. It is just slightly modified from the standard one, but it’s perfect for Portuguese. If you modified it too much, you wouldn’t be capable of using premade lists that are available online. For instance, you may use mine: > [@My 1, 2, and 3-digit Major System with fictional characters](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/my-1-2-and-3-digit-major-system-with-fictional-characters/87077): > > I just finished filling all the cells for people in my 1, 2, and 3-digit Major System and decided to share it here. I used only fictional characters because they are more memorable and distinguishable than real people and because I wanted a family friendly list. I took them from movies, games, cartoons, animes, mangas, comics, dolls, and (extremely rarely) indie art. Most cells have multiple names, which are separated by commas. Right to the names, there are parentheses containing the sources … > [@Hicoffeman](#): > > X has the sound of ch in some sentences in Portuguese but in others it can have the same sound as "X " in X-MAN Yes, exactly! You understood it well, and that isn’t a problem at all. You should always focus on the sound. Close your eyes and let your ears guide you. When trying to produce words, forget the appearance of the letters, and focus on pronouncing the sounds. > [@Hicoffeman](#): > > Does that make any sense? I’m in the right way? Tim is totally right on this one, as usual. For instance, I had a 2-digit list when I broke that record, and most of the names had more than 2 consonants. Now that I have a 3-digit list, I needed to throw away so many associations that I practiced for so long. If you are interested in the world of memory competitions, then I’d recommend you to discard words with more consonants. ---
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/11 "2024-02-03T07:18:40Z")
Meu Deus, te amo cara, sério!!! Eu vi o seu Major System e não entendi algumas coisas, ainda não sei oque são aqueles símbolos que estão na aba de fonéticas mas pelo exemplo que voce deixou, acho que consegui adaptar um pouquinho… No caso eu quero o Sistema com Dois Dígitos por Enquanto, porque não tenho nenhuma pratica ainda, Levando isso em Consideração, Voce acha Que o Meu Major System está ótimo, ou Devo Mudar Algo Nele? fiz me baseando no seu, então não tenho muita certeza se está correto ☹ ![MeuMajorSystem](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/8/08e1d6aae645253d93457ae35a7e7cfa537d9f32.png) ---
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/12 "2024-02-03T07:21:59Z")
Esse Negócio é muito difícil, ainda pensando em como vou encontrar 99 personas legais, só sei que o Numero 00 vai se chamar ZEUS 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Mike4)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/13 "2024-02-03T09:19:08Z")
> [@Hicoffeman](#): > > Eu vi o seu Major System e não entendi algumas coisas, ainda não sei oque são aqueles símbolos que estão na aba de fonéticas Aqueles símbolos são chamados fonemas e seguem o IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). Cada um deles representa um som diferente. Coloquei fonemas ao invés de letras, porque a escrita não deve ser levada em consideração. Você encontra esses símbolos quando, por exemplo, pesquisa o significado de alguma palavra no dicionário. > [@Hicoffeman](#): > > fiz me baseando no seu, então não tenho muita certeza se está correto ☹ Na sua tabela, você está se referindo aos sons, correto? Se sim, então está certo. Lembre que a ideia é sempre focar na pronúncia, não na escrita. > [@Hicoffeman](#): > > Esse Negócio é muito difícil, ainda pensando em como vou encontrar 99 personas legais No post anterior, eu te mandei o link da minha lista de personagens no major system. Lá tem uma planilha do excel com vários personagens para cada número, então vai facilitar bastante sua pesquisa. ---
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/14 "2024-02-03T22:19:40Z")
ah entendi agora, valeu!!! Alias era exatamente isso mesmo!!! Eu fiz um Outro Major System Baseado no Seu, somente com oque eu realmente consegui entender, queria sua opinião para saber se ela é útil a ponto de eu conseguir criar palavras Facilmente, ou ate mesmo adicionar as que voce me disse, oque acha? ![MyMajorSYS](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a68cd6a8d4741d0697f5cc387a4689a402761d24.png) Eu tive que estudar um pouco sobre esses símbolos Fonéticos e também o IPA, Imagino que eu esteja com tanta dificuldade por causa do meu TEA então meio que não é tão fácil pra mim quanto deveria ser eu acho… eu queria poder pular pra pratica logo :l ---
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/15 "2024-02-03T22:22:55Z")
eu to meio encucado porque queria uma lista de personas mais pessoal, tipo Deuses Gregos, Filósofos Famosos, Criaturas Mitológicas, Objetos Mágicos, Sabe? algo pra combinar com meu palácio mental, que no caso eu visualizo pessoas como Esculturas Gregas e etc… meio que eu tento visualizar um Museu ---
**Author:** ![Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Mike4)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/16 "2024-02-03T22:25:26Z")
Acredito que esteja certo sim, mas não se preocupe muito com a tabela. A ideia é memorizar o Major System e não precisar de nada escrito pra te dizer o que cada som significa, até porque você não vai usar uma tabela durante a memorização. ---
**Author:** ![Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Mike4](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Mike4)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/17 "2024-02-03T22:26:56Z")
> [@Hicoffeman](#): > > visualizo pessoas como Esculturas Gregas e etc… meio que eu tento visualizar um Museu Apenas tome cuidado para os personagens não ficarem parecidos demais, senão você pode confundir um com o outro. Por isso utilizei personagens de jogos, desenhos, séries, etc.: eles são bem mais diversos que pessoas reais. ---
**Author:** ![Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/hicoffeman/32/21009_2.png) [@Hicoffeman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hicoffeman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/custom-major-system/90330/18 "2024-02-03T22:29:47Z")
Entendi \<3 Valeu mesmo mike 🙂 vou tentar fazer a lista com o major que criei (se der certo vou ficar muito aliviado) hgudisvcghdf