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Turn names into images (substitute-word method)

The substitute-word method turns names into pictures so they stick in your memory.

Time
⏱ 1 min je Name
Difficulty
◆ medium

How to do it

  1. Turn the name into a concrete image or word. The German name Wolfgang, for example, becomes a wolf sitting in a “Gang” (German for corridor).
  2. Link the image to the person and picture it vividly.
  3. For names with no meaning or from foreign languages, work with sounds or syllables. Özdem splits into “Öz” and “dem” and becomes Ötzi (the glacier mummy) and a demonstration.

Variations

  • Foreign word or vocabulary: say the unfamiliar word out loud and ask yourself what it reminds you of. Link it to a familiar word that sounds similar and build an image from it. Combine both words in a little scene.

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