For exampel the Italian word for Puddle is “pozzanghera”. What is the easiest way to convert these difficult words into one image?
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The easiest way to memorise such difficult words is the word it reminds you of in your own language. If you cannot find a single word, break the word into parts. Pozza pizza, ang angel, hera Hera
An angel eats pizza while watching his reflection in a puddle. He’s proud that he looks like Hera.
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I have tried keyword method with sound similarity, it works and it is very fast but sometimes it is difficult to find words. The word Pozzanghera for me means “900019 - Norah O’Donnell runs - ball”. Norah kicks the ball and runs after it so it doesn’t go in the puddle. Each letter corresponds to a number. Pozzan’s first six letters correspond to a combination in my pao system.
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If you find it difficult to create a story, definitely use AI.
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Thanks! Ill try it with the first method but the second sounds really intresting. Thanks!
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You’re welcome.
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Sounds kind of like “pots on ger” to me. I’d picture some pots on top of a ger in a puddle.
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Pots - anger - Rrrhhha! Pots are angry and shouting spitting out their water and forming a puddle on the floor
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Listening to how it’s pronounced, “pots sang Hera,” you can easily imagine Mrs Potts singing to Hera (wife of Zeus).
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But what about the puddle? If you don’t include the meaning of the word in the mnemonic aren’t you making your life harder?
That being said going to listen to the prononciation is an excellent idea!
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Shrug Mrs Pots sang to Hera in a puddle shaped like a boot (Italy).
I use a system to memorize words of Hebrew (I can read the language, but I don’t know it that well), and sort of feel out the words from context. So, okay, Heman eating vitamins (Vaihi) doesn’t have that much to do with the meaning (~“and was”), but if you’re memorizing “Vaihi devar edonai el-yonah ven-ammitai lamor,” “qum lek el-ninveh ha-ir gadol uqra aleha ki-alta ra’atam lifnai,” “vaiqom yonah…,” it’s really not that big of a deal, you’ll get it from the repetition alone.
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I memorized several words and realized one thing, memorizing words like this may not be ideal. Until today, I had not seen this word in English. I don’t remember if I saw it in Spanish, Japanese, or Italian, which I started learning a short time ago. But if you want to really memorize, form sentences with the words and revise the sentences.I forgot so many words because I didn’t practice them.
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I ask myself the following questions about which words we should memorise:
-Is this word a word from a certain culture?
-Is this a word that is frequently used in written or spoken language?
Some words are frequently used in spoken language, while others are frequently used in written language. Maybe I can use the word puddle because of the heavy rain in autumn, I’m not sure. Maybe I can see it in a novel.
I agree that it’s all about practice: reading, speaking and using the language.
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My method for learning languages is to read every day and use a translator or ChatGPT, for example, to explain how to use the word according to the context, along with the translation, all while reading or playing video games.
If you want to play video games to learn the language, I recommend starting with survival games to learn some basics, like Don’t Starve, for example. When you want to go further, try RPGs or visual novels.
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It’s helpful to learn the word in a short, silly sentence that helps you form an image. “La pizza è caduto nella pozzanghera.” (The pizza fell in the puddle.) It helps to put the word in a context.
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Hi, To memorize difficult words, try creating a vivid mental image that links the word to its meaning. For pozzanghera, visualize a puddle with a pizza floating on it to help remember.
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I like @Hari-P and @whitesmaverick suggestions.
For me, since I know a fair amount of Spanish, I can do wordplay with both Spanish and English. Pozo in Spanish is a pothole or a (water) well. Manguera is a hose. Both are water related. Pozzanghera is like a portmanteau of poz(o) and (m)anguera. So I can visualize a hose spraying water in a pothole to make a puddle. I can add a shark (puddle in Spanish is charco, and shark is my visual trigger to remember from English so I get the association for free) eating a pizza in the puddle to further reinforce/enhance the image.
I related pozzanghera to things I know, and it’s very personal. The trick is relating to things YOU know.
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