Languages
Mnemonic device
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
To type or write every letter of the alphabet.
nr 10 - submitted by Anonymous (10-12-2005)
Mnemonic device
X marks the spot right HERE: esta (Spanish for 'this one') vs. esa ('that one')
Spanish words 'esta' and 'esa' are easily confused-- remembering that the one with the t (which looks a bit like an x...) is the one that's here, not there, makes them easy to remember.
nr 73 - submitted by Anonymous (11-09-2005)
Mnemonic device
If in the air you see a bus then it must be 'au dessus', if on the ground you see a mouse then it must be 'au dessous'.
Differentiate between two similar sounding French prepositions
nr 176 - submitted by Bradnick (10-15-2006)
Mnemonic device
aequor, marmor, cor decline neuterarbor feminine
means of remembering gender of Latin nouns
nr 234 - submitted by Bradnick (12-13-2006)
Mnemonic device
T A M
The mnemonic gives the sequence (Tenues, Aspirantes, Mediae) of the Sound shifts (Lautverschiebungen) in Germanic languages as proposed by Prof Grimm
nr 235 - submitted by Bradnick (12-13-2006)
Mnemonic device
German prepositions:FUGODE - fur, um, gegen, ohne, durch, entlang
BAMSVANZ - bei, aus, mit, seit, von, ausser, nach, zu
The prepositions for FUGODE are those which take the accusative case. (note: entlang is the only one which usually goes after its object)
The prepositions for BAMSVANZ are those which take the dative case.
Most other prepositions
The prepositions for BAMSVANZ are those which take the dative case.
Most other prepositions
nr 406 - submitted by Bryce H (06-17-2007)
Mnemonic device
French Grammar-le passe composeDR/MRS VANDERTRAMPP
Devenir
Revenir
Monter
Retourner
Sortir
Venir
Aller
Naitre
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Rester
Arriver
Mourir
Partir
Passer
This mnemonic is used for remembering which verbs take "etre" as an auxiliary. They are almost always used with etre, unless there is a direct object, in which case the auxiliary "avoir" is used.
Cette mnemotechnique indique les verbes avec lesquels on emploie "etre" comme auxiliaire. Si, dans de rares cas, il y a un objet direct, on emploie le verbe "avoir" comme auxiliaire.
Ex. Je SUIS monte pour m'assurer que la porte etait fermee a cle. (=avec etre)
Ex2. J'AI monte l'escalier pour arriver au 2e etage. (=avec avoir)
Cette mnemotechnique indique les verbes avec lesquels on emploie "etre" comme auxiliaire. Si, dans de rares cas, il y a un objet direct, on emploie le verbe "avoir" comme auxiliaire.
Ex. Je SUIS monte pour m'assurer que la porte etait fermee a cle. (=avec etre)
Ex2. J'AI monte l'escalier pour arriver au 2e etage. (=avec avoir)
nr 407 - submitted by Bryce H (06-17-2007)
Mnemonic device
In Spanish, ROPA isn't ROPE and SOPA isn't SOAP and the butter's "meant to kill ya"
Ropa and sopa are often confused when learning Spanish. Butter in Spanish is Mantequilla which has a similar sound as the phrase "meant to kill ya".
nr 451 - submitted by Anonymous (09-10-2007)
Mnemonic device
(Sung to the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree")Oh MI NI BI
Oh MI NI BI
MI NI BI to NDE!
Oh I CHI RI
Oh I CHI RI
I CHI RI to TTE!
SHI to SHITE
KI to ITE
GI to IDE
And SHITE, KITE
Oh MI NI BI
Oh MI NI BI
Now I know my TE forms!
Converting Group 1 Japanese verbs to their TE form (plus the irregular SURU and KURU). Take your polite form verb (the MASU form) and remove the MASU. Then look at the last hiragana and replace it what the song tells you to.
nr 458 - submitted by Anonymous (09-13-2007)
Mnemonic device
ukuvula = openukuvala = closed
In isiZulu you can remember the word for open because the letter 'U' in the word is open at the top
where as the word for close has an "a" (ukuvala) is closed at the top.
where as the word for close has an "a" (ukuvala) is closed at the top.
nr 472 - submitted by Anonymous (10-09-2007)
Mnemonic device
PAD DAN PIN
two pronouns (P) in a German sentence - accusative goes before dative
two nouns (N) in a German sentence dative goes before accusative
One pronoun and one noun in a German sentence the pronoun goes before the noun irrespective of case
two nouns (N) in a German sentence dative goes before accusative
One pronoun and one noun in a German sentence the pronoun goes before the noun irrespective of case
nr 478 - submitted by Jane Sowden (10-14-2007)
Mnemonic device
Ode to Joy
Use the mnemonic as a singsong rhyme, and once learned, it is never forgotten.
To remember the German prepositions that can use BOTH the Accusative and Dative case, depending on whether the object is moving or still/static, use the tune of Schiller's "Ode to Joy" in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, as follows:
an, auf, hinter, in, neben,
ueber, unter, vor, zwischen
All the student has to recall is that these prepositions use BOTH the Dative and Accusative.
To remember the German prepositions that can use BOTH the Accusative and Dative case, depending on whether the object is moving or still/static, use the tune of Schiller's "Ode to Joy" in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, as follows:
an, auf, hinter, in, neben,
ueber, unter, vor, zwischen
All the student has to recall is that these prepositions use BOTH the Dative and Accusative.
nr 501 - submitted by David (11-30-2007)
Mnemonic device
Blue Danube
This rhyme is infectious. In my German class, even the dullest students got this instantly.
Sung to the tune of the "Blue Danube" this mnemonic reminds of the most used prepositions requiring the Dative case:
Aus, ausser
bei mit,
nach seit,
von zu
Sung to the tune of the "Blue Danube" this mnemonic reminds of the most used prepositions requiring the Dative case:
Aus, ausser
bei mit,
nach seit,
von zu
nr 500 - submitted by David (11-30-2007)
Mnemonic device
Some Pigs Fly In Canada Purposefully Calling Pork
Remembering order for "si" sentences
Si + Present + Futur
+ Imparfait+ Conditionel
+ Plus-que Parfait+ Conditionel Passe
Si + Present + Futur
+ Imparfait+ Conditionel
+ Plus-que Parfait+ Conditionel Passe
nr 507 - submitted by Anonymous (12-17-2007)
Mnemonic device
This and These have T's, that and those don't.
Esta and estas are this and these, while esa and esas are that and those.
nr 538 - submitted by Anonymous (04-09-2008)
Mnemonic device
Kosoado words:Ko is near me
So is near you
A is anywhere
Do is where?
A lot of words fit this pattern in Japanese: KORE, SORE, ARE, DORE, for example, or KOKO, SOKO, ASOKO, DOKO. "Ko" is near the speaker, "So" is near the listener, "A" or "Aso" is somewhere else, and "Do" is a question.
nr 546 - submitted by Anonymous (05-15-2008)
Mnemonic device
This and these both have t's that and those don't.
Spanish:
This and these ('esta' and 'estas') have the letter 't' that and those ('esa' and 'esas') don't.
This and these ('esta' and 'estas') have the letter 't' that and those ('esa' and 'esas') don't.
nr 578 - submitted by Anonymous (09-10-2008)