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thirteen. (THIR-teen) trece. (treh-seh)

7 Easy Tricks for Memorizing Spanish Vocabulary

1. Return to Your List of New Words Often. The first time you learn a word is called initial contact, and you cannot expect to remember vocabulary after just this one time.
2. Learn Cognates.
3. Understand How to Use Words.
4. Use Flashcards.
5. Create Pictures in Your Mind.
6. Learn Song Lyrics.
7. Practice Your Spanish Vocabulary.

How to Memorize Spanish Words: Study Hacks to Find Success

1. Write down sentences using the new words.
2. Download a flashcard app so you can drill new words anytime, anywhere.
3. Talk out loud to specifically practice a set of new words.

Use your finger to move over each word as it is being said, and say the words out loud at the same time. Brute repetition is a key to memorization, so do this continuously in 10- to 15-minute intervals, giving yourself a 10-minute break in between. Read the paragraph out loud.

1. Don’t worry about memorizing the speech word for word.
2. Remember to rehearse your body language as well as your speech.
3. Read it in front of a mirror.
4. Understand each and every line, so if you understand it you can easily speak about it.

You should be able to memorise a full 500 word essay in about 3 hours, for your first time, using the above method. When you are practiced you should be able to memorise a 500 word essay in about 60 – 90 minutes.

Forget the long vocabulary study sheets, or reading the dictionary. Experts say that learners are capable or retaining 10-20 words per study hour. If you do 15 minutes of self-study per day, set a weekly vocabulary goal of 20-25 words and phrases.

Method of using pictograms for memorizing large texts

1. Choose the keywords and expressions.
2. Then we draw pictograms for each selected word, so-called pictures, which will allow you to recall it.
3. Use the pictograms to memorize the text.
4. Psychologists recommend memorizing texts by dividing them into small pieces.

Record yourself reading the text if you’re an auditory learner. Some people can more easily commit things to memory by listening to them over and over. If that’s you, record yourself reading the text you want to memorize so you can listen to it. The act of speaking and listening may enhance your memory.

The best way to memorize multiple choice answers is two-fold. First, use mnemonics to link keywords and answers to questions with pictures or stories. Second, use spaced repetition to recall and remember the mnemonics you make.

Read the first line aloud (without intonation), then hide and recite it. Then read the first and the second, then hide them and recite. Then read from beginning to third, then hide and recite, and so on until the end. You can do that for each paragraph, then try again for the entire text.