mnemonic spanish basics Flashcards
(134 cards)
1
Q
Tengo
A
I have
Imagine a child saying, I have a video game and I have ten goes a day
2
Q
Necesito
A
I need
Imagine saying, I need it because it’s a necessity.
3
Q
Hay
eye
A
There is
Imagine a cyclopes says, there is something in my eye.
4
Q
El centro
A
Downtown
The downtown area is usually in the center of the city.
5
Q
Sombra
A
Shade
A sombrero gets its name because it gives shade.
6
Q
Quiero
KEY AIR OWE
A
I want
Imagine a friend says, I want to help I care oh so much
7
Q
Nuevo
A
New
Imagine you are bionic and have a new elbow
8
Q
Tiene
A
You have
Imagine an Englishman in America desperate for a good cup of tea asking do you have good tea anywhere?
9
Q
Mujer
moo hair
A
Woman
Imagine kids teasing the old woman and call her a cow and they Moo at her
10
Q
Hombre
A
Man
Imagine a lazy man who is always on break
11
Q
Con
A
With
Imagine a con man with a pack of cards
12
Q
Mi Casa
A
My House
mi casa es su casa
13
Q
Su
A
Your
mi casa es su casa
14
Q
Es
A
Is
mi casa es su casa
15
Q
Por
A
For
Imagine a poor turkey that’s going to be eaten for thanksgiving.
16
Q
Traducción
A
Translation
think of needing to track down a translation
17
Q
Explicación
A
Explanation
Think of a grumpy teacher saying I need an explanation because your behavior is inexplicable
18
Q
Habitación
A
Room
Hotel rooms are the natural habitation of rock stars
19
Q
Población
A
Population
(This is very close just change the second P to bl.
PoPulation población)
20
Q
Decepción
A
Disappointment
If a friend were to play a deception on you that would be pretty disappointing.
21
Q
Contaminación
A
Pollution
The pollution causes contamination of the city.
22
Q
De
A
Of
23
Q
Mucho / Mucha
A
A lot / many / much
24
Q
Y
A
And
25
El / La
The
26
Para
For
| Imagine a parrot saying for for for.
27
Comer
| COM AIR
To Eat
| Imagine your mum saying to you "come here to eat".
28
AquÌ
| A key
Here
| Imagine coming to a big locked door, someone has a key and says, here is a key.
29
Qué
What
| O.K. you know how to say what in Spanish now.
30
Suficiente
Enough
| When you have had enough you have had sufficient.
31
Usted
You
| you said you would speak Spanish and you will.
32
Comida
Food
| Imagine an Italian restaurateur says, come eat a Italiana food ina mya Italiana restaurant.
33
Algo
Something
| we don't have any food I'll go and get something.
34
Dónde esta
Where is
| it's Don's birthday Where is Don, Don's the star.
35
Maravillosa
Wonderful
| Something wonderful is something marvelous
36
Feliz
| FELL LEASE
Happy
| Imagine Felix the cat with a happy face.
37
Navidad
Christmas
| Imagine asking you father at Christmas "Where will we put the nativity scene, dad?"
38
Afuera
Outside
| An agoraphobic has a fear of going outside.
39
Mesa
Table
| Imagine a mess on a table.
40
Pan
Bread
| Imagine cooking bread in a pan.
41
Porque
Because
| Poor Kay suffered in Spanish class because she didn't use mnemonics.
42
Me Gusta
I like
| Imagine a cave man eating a goose and saying "Me like the goose today".
43
Siempre
Always
| Imagine going to a church on Sundays where you always see em pray.
44
Los Estados Unidos
The United States
45
Por qué
Why
| Imagine a Canadian saying it tastes good that's why I eat pork aye
46
Le Gusta
You Like
| Imagine a Frenchman cooked a goose and asks you do you like "le goose"
47
Pero
But
| Imagine someone eating a round Asian pear and saying "I though it was a pear oh but it looks like an apple".
48
Gente
| HENTAY
People
| Imagine 20 people giving hens tea
49
Muy
| moo ee
Very
| Imagine a farmer's cows mooing and he says, "The cows are very mooey today"
50
Raro
Strange
| If something is strange it's rare.
51
Polvo
Dust
| Imagine pulverizing something into dust.
52
Bueno
Good
| Buenos Aires is a good city
53
Pelicula
Film
| Imagine a French man watching a movie about pelicans and saying oh la la
54
Seguro
Insurance
| Imagine that you feel secure because you have insurance
55
Mañana
| MUN YANA
Morning
(Your friend's brain is slow to start in the morning and he keeps making mistakes you say, 'man ya na good in the morning.')
56
Como
I eat
| I can't eat with messy hair so I put a comb over my hair before I eat.
57
Lo mismo
The same
| Imagine a monk chanting the same thing over and over lomm ismmo lomm ismmo
58
Nada
Nothing
| You have probably already heard nada used in TV or in films to mean nothing in English
59
Solo
Only
| If someone is a solo performer they are the only one performing
60
Está bien
All right
| it's all right for a star Ben Affleck to make an occasional bad movie like Gigli.
61
Mas
More
| Arnold has more muscles than me
62
Carne
Meat
| Even had chili con carne = chili with meat
63
Tengo que
I have to
| Imagine a dance and a guy says, "I have to tango with kay."
64
Hacer
To do
| Imagine an army sergeant asking ìwho wants to do it and two guys say, 'us sir'
65
Comprar
To buy
| Imagine comparing prices when you want to buy something new
66
Playa
| Ply a
Beach
| Imagine going to play at the beach
67
Todo
All
| Imagine putting all your toes in dough
68
Ahora
Now
| Imagine a hippie saying now I see you have a auro
69
Tiene que
You have to
70
Ir
To go
| Imagine saying I need to go to the doctor because I have a sore ear.
71
Norte Americano
American
| Just think of those naughty Americans on spring break
72
Otro
Another
| Yes, I ought to give you another Spanish word.
73
Abrir
To open
| To drink a beer you have to open a beer
74
Maleta
Suitcase
| Imagine hitting your suitcase with a mallet
75
Puedo
| Pwed oh
I can
| I can go to Puerto Rico
76
Ver
To see
| Look at something on your desk you need to see it up very close
77
Grande
Big
| The Rio Grande on the Texas/Mexico border is a big river
78
O
Either/or
| I live in Mexico, the pace of life in this country is slow.
79
Hola
Hello
| He's a bit deaf so you have to holla when you say hello
80
Amigo
Friend
| Hollywood and TV made sure you already knew this. Los three amigos were 3 friends
81
Puede
| Pwed ay
You can
| Imagine Winnie the Poo had a hard day and Tiger said 'you can rest now'
82
Quiere
| Key air ay
You want
| Do you want to watch the Drew Carey show?
83
Pronto
Soon
| I am sure you have heard people in movies say 'do it pronto meaning do it soon'
84
Cuando
| qu one doh
When
| When are you going to start tae kwon do?
85
Esta noche
Tonight
| Tonight I am going to get a star noche on my belt
86
Chico
Little
| A chick is a little chicken
87
Así
| ah see
Like that
| Oh I see it is like that is it you so and so
88
esta
This
| Remember you learned esta noche means tonight. Literally we could translate esta noche as this night.
89
Lo agradezco
I appreciate it
| A student says to the teacher 'low grades go to hell, give me good grades and I appreciate it.'
90
Cuantas
| Quantas
How much
| How much is a flight to Australia on qantas airlines
91
Sentir
To feel
| I donít know how to feel about the fact you were sent here
92
Asegurar
To Insure
| To insure your car makes for A secure car
93
Como se llama
What's it called
| A communists asks his mum what is it called, a como says ya ma whatís it called

94
si
If
| Imagine someone trying to hit a baseball. He misses the ball and says, 'if I could see the ball I would hit it.'
95
Él
He
| Elvis he was a man
96
Días
Days
| Oh happy days I just saw Cameron Diaz.
97
Casi
almost
| A mother says to her son who drives fast, what are you a kamikaze you almost killed yourself.
98
Pienso
I think
| I have a pen so I think I will scribble
99
Voy
| Boy
I am going
| Boy a party tonight I am going to really enjoy that.
100
Va
| Ba
You are going
| You are going so far away
101
Bien
Well
| How is Ben. He is well
102
Tarde
| Tardeh
Late
| Some people say donít be tardy for donít be late
103
Cual
Which
| Which is cuter the Koala or the kangaroo?
104
Aun
| Ah oon
Still
| Bill Gates still owns Microsoft and is still the richest man in the world.
105
Sé
| Say
I know
| I say I know how to say I know
106
Museo
| Moo say oh
Museum
| This is easy almost an instant Spanish vocabulary word just remember to pronounce it Moo say oh.
107
Quien
| key en
Who
| Someone left the key in the lock of your house you say 'who left the key in the lock.'
108
Tiempo
Time
| Music with a slow tempo has a slow time
109
Boleto
Ticket
| Imagine a ticket with a bullet on it.
110
Antes de
| ant es deh
Before
| Your mom says, "You'd better put the sugar away before there are ants there".
111
Como
How
| Com on how easy is that?
112
Despues de
After
| The people despise the president after what he has done
113
Primero
First
| This is an easy one. Prime rib is first class.
114
Lugar
| Loo gar
Place
| Imagine you are backpacking. You lug a backpack from place to place.
115
Otra vez
Again
| Imagine your friend has a bright red vest. You say, "please don't wear that ultra red vest again."
116
Año
| An yo
Year
| An ya know just like that there goes another year.
117
Nuestra
Our
| This is a new strain on our eyes because your friend has a bright red vest
118
Cosa
Thing
| This thing it's causa you.
119
Vengo
I come
| I come to work in the morning then go home in the evening
120
encontrar
To find
| In close encounters of the third kind the army go to find the aliens
121
Ultimo
Last
| Like an ultimtum is the last chance
122
Muchas veces
Often
| Do you remember that veces is times. Therefore muchas veces = many times or often.
123
Debajo
Under
| Imagine Santa Claus drinking too much, he falls under de bar singing ho ho ho
124
Amo
| A mow
I love
| I love to be among the trees.
125
Decir
To tell
| Imagine an old man saying ìI am a little deaf you need to tell me in dis ear
126
Adiós
Goodbye
| You've heard this in the movies I am sure goodbye adiós
127
La mayoría
The most
| In most elections the person who gets the majority of votes wins
128
A veces
Sometimes
| We learned that veces is times. A veces is at times or sometimes
129
Semejante
Such
| A truck such as a semi has to turn carefully.
130
Arriba
Up
| Imagine going up a river
131
Mano
Hand
| Imagine that you hurt you hand and say, Man o man my hand is sore.
132
Durante
Over
| The band duran duran have lasted over the years
133
Luego
Then
| I drink coffee then to the loo I go
134
Dinero
| din air oh
Money
| Robert di nero has a lot of money
