Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:30 am
susannahmio wrote:Jasujo wrote:Just repeat them over and over. When I had to memorize spanish vocab, that's what I'd do. I'd say the first to myself, then look away and say it. Then I'd look at the next word, look away and say the first two. Then look at the third, look away and say the first 3. etc. etc. Everyone's different, though, so you have to find what works best for you.
Thats exactly what I used to do!
Repeat!
Thats exactly what I used to do!
Repeat!
Thats exactly what I used to do!
Repeat!
Head on--Apply directly to the forehead!
Head on--Apply directly to the forehead!
Head on--Apply directly to the forehead!
Ummm, I mean, yes. Repetition is very basic and will usually help you remember easily. Make a song out of it, too. Or just silly little catch phrases. It doesn't have to make sense, as long as it works.
Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:30 am
its probably the z that makes it look wrong.
Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:38 am
Rachel wrote:its probably the z that makes it look wrong.
yeah z makes everything look wrong *grumble grumble*
Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:34 am
Multicolored Flashcards!!!!
Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:16 am
It really depends on how you'll be asked to recall them, and on how you learn things. For my matching/multiple choice tests, I memorize vocabulary in a general way, copying down lists and reading over them. I'm not going for rote memorization, but for familiarity, so that I can know them when presented with both the question and the answer. Alphabetical order(going by the French) helps me too.
If I have to supply either word, I try to make a connection between the unfamiliar word(in your case, the French word) and its meaning in familiar terms. So if you have a word like "maison," which is house, you can remember "maison" sounds like "mansion" which is a type of house.
That covers the two most likely types of recall. The learning type is a little harder. I'm a visual, word-based learner, so I write the words down and read over them repeatedly. A visual, picture-based learner might make flashcards with pictures on them as well as the word. An auditory learner might repeat them out loud, or record himself saying the words in French and English and play the recording back several times. I don't really know what other types of learners do, but you probably already know what type of learner you are, and can figure out some way to use that.
If I have to supply either word, I try to make a connection between the unfamiliar word(in your case, the French word) and its meaning in familiar terms. So if you have a word like "maison," which is house, you can remember "maison" sounds like "mansion" which is a type of house.
That covers the two most likely types of recall. The learning type is a little harder. I'm a visual, word-based learner, so I write the words down and read over them repeatedly. A visual, picture-based learner might make flashcards with pictures on them as well as the word. An auditory learner might repeat them out loud, or record himself saying the words in French and English and play the recording back several times. I don't really know what other types of learners do, but you probably already know what type of learner you are, and can figure out some way to use that.
Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:40 am
The thing I use most is association.
Like I'll lock onto a part of a word, like for example, effervescent.
Effervescent means, giving off bubbles of gas.
Effervescent has the word scent in it, and the definition has gas in it and bubbles. Gas has smells like, well the unpleasant gas. XD lol.
And just do that to all the words, it makes it much easier. And if there are some Spanish sounding words, then think of spanish words like... Enamor.
Enamor means To inspire with ardent love.
Amor means love in Spanish. I do that for A LOT of my vocabulary words because most of them have Latin roots, so it helps.
I hope that helps you
Like I'll lock onto a part of a word, like for example, effervescent.
Effervescent means, giving off bubbles of gas.
Effervescent has the word scent in it, and the definition has gas in it and bubbles. Gas has smells like, well the unpleasant gas. XD lol.
And just do that to all the words, it makes it much easier. And if there are some Spanish sounding words, then think of spanish words like... Enamor.
Enamor means To inspire with ardent love.
Amor means love in Spanish. I do that for A LOT of my vocabulary words because most of them have Latin roots, so it helps.
I hope that helps you
Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:31 am
I usually look down the list of words and spot the ones that have english looking words in them or accociated with them. Right now we're doing a chapter on disasters and such. I couldn't remember what apagar ment until I saw the word pagar, which kinda looks like pager, which reminds me of my dad when he used to "put out" problems when someone paged him. I know its kind of a backwards way to think about things, but if you make a connection to something you're already familiar with, its a lot easier.
Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:15 pm
I just make little words or phrases or acronyms out of them. Then write them down, and then study, study, study until a couple seconds before the test, then quick write them down on the test, or just answer the questions concerning what you memorized. Just get them fresh in your mind right before the test, and then you'll remember better. 
Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:46 am
siouxper wrote:I just make little words or phrases or acronyms out of them.
Oooh, that too- doing stuff like that really helps me memorize certain things.
Currently, for Geometry, I made sure I remembered that sine is opposite over hypotenuse, cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse and tangent is opposite over adjacent by thinking of it as 'sohcahtoa'- pronounced sort of like Krakatoa, but without the 'krak', obviously. Sokatoa. Now I always remember it.