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Do you have some weird associations that still help you to memorize words?
When I saw the word "klein" for the first time, I remembered about Klein vase/Klein bottle and thought "Vases are small, so this word means ,,small''". And I've instantly memorized it. :D
Just wanted to know if anyone else had the same experience with any word.
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I have a lot of "associations" called mnemonics. I have a few for the words ending with lich (pronounce something like lick) such as lächerlich (ridiculous), licking words are ridiculous, aren't they?
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I took a year of German at university about 20 years ago. I remember discussing how langweilig the movie Titanic was. Whenever I use that word I'm reminded of that crap movie. Similarly whenever it comes on cable I think Wie langweilig!
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My newest is the Russian word for "clear": ясно, which sounds a lot like "yes-no." What could be clearer?
Well, I use these so called Eselsbrücken all the time. I find it helpful to have some association with each word, even if it doesn't really make sense. Over time you stop thinking about it and it just comes naturally.
An example from when I was still learning English in school, is the word "to mention" which was hard for me to remember. My association was that it sounds a lot like "Menschen" - "humans", and since it's only human to be honest with your friends, you should remember to mention things that are important.