How to remember foreign words (& alphabets) easier (Example: Thai letter า)

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How to remember foreign words (& alphabets) easier (Example: Thai letter า)

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7 жыл бұрын

Continuing my #languagehacking series, here is a video discussing a cool technique to visually tie the letters in with something that can help you remember them easier.
In this case, I use the Thai letter า as an example
Hat tip to Stujay Raj for the original idea behind this mnemonic!

Пікірлер: 39

@panotch 7 жыл бұрын

As a Thai, I'll never see the vowel -า the same anymore.

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

😂😹😄😋😆🚾🚻

@alexvidu4517 4 жыл бұрын

Winner of a video, I have been researching "a good way to memorize things" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Yiyevi Ponevi Approach - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my partner got amazing results with it.

@Thai-do5hg Ай бұрын

but he's not pronouncing it correctly anyway

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to share this particular language hack, since people have found it funny when I mention it at my in-person talks and events. Hopefully it translates over to KZfaq well! Thanks again to Stujay for the idea!

@MsPriya1993 7 жыл бұрын

I would imagine an old man holding a walking stick and hiting his foot and screaming out ahhh..and the letter would look like the cane he's holding..

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

+Supriya Rane Mnemonics have to work for the person who uses them. So if the way I suggest doesn't come naturally to you, and the cane does, then go for it! :) For me, shouting in pain is more like "arrrrrgh", and I wanted to make sure to capture something closer to the vowel sound 🤣

@MsPriya1993 7 жыл бұрын

First thing i am a huge fan! I didnt mean fight ur example but I was just saying what came to my mind.I have been practicing ur technique for learning korean and I am enjoying it!..I understand it would be different for different people to imagine the letter..In india we tend to cry out ahh when we are hurt...So don't mind..

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

lol, I didn't think you were fighting 😄 I agree that your example works well for you. Sorry if that wasn't clear! Thanks for watching my videos 😉

@cccrsc 7 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of how my husband remembers his Cantonese (he's since given up - we're in Cz so it's not like you get to use Canto EVER). Anyway, when I told him what skyscrapers were in Cantonese, he said, "Ah right. Die hard!" And another time when I was saying the word "balloon" to our daughter in Canto, he smiled and said, "Hey, cow!" :D This also reminds me of some learn Cantonese videos, one of which told students to meeeeh like a goat any time they wanna say "What?" in Cantonese.

@InfiniteLineage 7 жыл бұрын

LOL that was an hilarious example Benny, but like you pointed out...the more vivid and outrageous an association you make with the word/letter, the more easier it'll be for you to remember.

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly! 😄

@flexzzone 5 жыл бұрын

Stujay is a genius!

@StreetSmartBrazil 7 жыл бұрын

I will certainly remember this letter ahhhhh :)

@sethlangston181 2 жыл бұрын

I can't unhear the mnemonic now. It worked, but at what cost?

@CaffeineJogger 3 жыл бұрын

Is this the same as word association?

@akibowman4355 7 жыл бұрын

Are you going to create a book for Japanese? I'm not learning any of the languages that you put. in your site.

@josh100CH 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, now I need to pee even more.I really look forward to get myself into the Thai language though, your lead will help me, thanks.

@macbethjoao4887 6 ай бұрын

Where can i find mnemonics to learn thai alphabet?

@irishpolyglot 2 ай бұрын

Search for Stu Jay Raj and you'll see his videos that inspired this example!

@MultiNotAnti 7 жыл бұрын

I find this is the easiest way to learn new languages! Like when I learned the Japanese Hiragana the character for "YU" looks like this: ゆ So my mnemonic for it is "YU' almost caught a fish b/c it looks like a fish on a hook xD

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

I think I actually used the same mnemonic when I was learning Hiragana 😀

@MultiNotAnti 7 жыл бұрын

It's funny because I didn't actually see that as a mnemonic anywhere else haha (not that I actually went looking for it tho lol)

@fuzzyc 6 жыл бұрын

I remember へ as 'he' because it looks like a pile of hay

@scarlettred2112 7 жыл бұрын

Hi benny, I wanted to know how can I purchase fluent in 3 months do you have an email where I can contact you?

@paumonxcnubdao505 6 жыл бұрын

Your video are excellent

@anfearglas 7 жыл бұрын

What's with the cheesy background music?

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

What's cheesy about it? Videos are more watchable if they have some music in the background rather than silence while I speak. It's just a random song I put there. 😉

@anfearglas 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like something from a holiday resort video

@irishpolyglot 7 жыл бұрын

OK, I won't use this one next time then 😄

@hollykeenan4680 7 жыл бұрын

Benny may have outsourced the background music task to someone (\cough\ me \cough\) with questionable music tastes. But I stand by my choice! Cheesy is the new classy!