strategies for learning a language

Great tips for learning a foreign language: (I found them on http://www.academictips.org/memory/forlangu.html )

LINK WORDS eg. Arabic Khobz means bread - in english a kind of bread roll is called a cob.

TOWN MNEMONIC you take a town or village you know, and label things with foreign words...

In the Park - words such as green, smelly, bright, small, cold, etc. can be easily related to objects in a park. Perhaps there is a pond there, a small wood, perhaps people with different characteristics are walking around.

In the Sports centre - use lots of verbs.

For 2 masc + fem (eg. in french) use 2 different areas of the town...For 2 or more different languages - use more than one town.

 100 KEY WORDS...

The 100 basic words used in conversation are shown below. These typically comprise around 50% of all words used:

 1. a, an      2. after      3. again      4. all         5. almost  

6. also       7. always     8. and        9. because    10. before 

11. big       12. but       13. (I) can   14. (I) come   15. either/or 

16. (I) find  17. first     18. for       19. friend     20. from 

21. (I) go    22. good      23. goodbye   24. happy      25. (I) have 

26. he        27. hello     28. here      29. how        30. I 

31. (I) am    32. if        33. in        34. (I) know   35. last 

36. (I) like  37. little    38. (I) love  39. (I) make   40. many 

41. one       42. more      43. most      44. much       45. my 

46. new       47. no        48. not       49. now        50. of 

51. often     52. on        53. one       54. only       55. or 

56. other     57. our       58. out       59. over       60. people 

61. place     62. please    63. same      64. (I) see    65. she 

66. so        67. some      68. sometimes 69. still      70. such 

71. (I) tell  72. thank you 73. that      74. the        75. their 

76. them      77. then      78. there is  79. they       80. thing 

81. (I) think 82. this      83. time      84. to         85. under 

86. up        87. us        88. (I) use   89. very       90. we 

91. what      92. when      93. where     94. which      95. who 

96. why       97. with      98. yes       99. you       100. your 

I AM GOING TO GIVE THIS A TRY ... it might help me learn some Turkish and Arabic. If anyone has time to translate any of the above key words for me that would be EXCELLENT, thanks!

1. a/an=bir     2. After=sonra     

3.Again=tekrar    4.All=hepsi            5. Almost=hemen hemen   

6.also=BIR DE   7.ALWAYS= HER ZAMEN

8.AND=ve  9. BECAUSE=çünkü 10.BEFORE=önce

16. bulurum 17.ilk/birinci 18. için 19. arkadaş 20. -dan/-den/-tan/-ten

1. a,an:in Arabic "a" and "an" are the same,I will give you an example: a women = ALmar'atou, an apple = ALtoufahatou. The equivalent of "a" and "an" is "Al" in Arabic.

2.after = ba'da

3.again = marratan oukhra

4.all = koullou

5.almost = takriban

6.also = aiidhan

7.always = da'iman

8.and = wa

9.because = li'ana

10.before = kabla

11.big = kabir

12.but = lakin

13. I can = astati'ou

14.I come = aji'ou

15.either = wa, or = aw

16.I found = wajadtou

17.first = awal

18.for = li

19.friend = sadik

20.from = min

21.I go = athhabou

22.good = jaiid

23.goodbye = ma'a assalam

24.I'm happy = ana sa'ida / happiness = assa'ada

25.I have = Indi / amtalikou

26.he = houwa

27.hello = ahlan

28.here = houna

29.how = kayfa

30.I = ana

31.I'm = ana

32.if = law

33.in = fi

34.I know = a'lamou

35.last = al'akhir

36.I like = ouridou/awadou

37.little = saghir

38.love = ouhibou

39.I make = asna'ou/af'alou

40.many = kathir

41.one = wahid

42.more = akthar

43.most = akthar

44.much = kathir

45.me = ana

46.new = jadid

47.not = la

48.no = la

49.now = al'an

50.of (I need a specific example if u could give me one)

51.often = da'iman                

52.on= fawka
53.one= wahid
54.only= wahid
55.or= aw
56.other= akhar
57.our= lana / milkouna (our home= baytOUNA, my home = baytII)
58.out = kharija
59.over= fawka/akhtar (it depends on the sentence)
60.people = alnass
61.place= maka
62.please= min fadlika
63.same = nafs
64.I see= araa
65.she= hya
66.so= idhan
67.some= alkalil
68.sometimes= ahyanan
69.still= mazaala
70.such= mathal
71.I tell= akhbartou
72.thank you= shoukran
73.that= hadha
74.the= AL.. (the bus = ALhafila)
75.their= lahoum / milkouhoum)
76.them= houm
77.then= thouma
78.there is= hounaka
79.they= houm
80.thing= shay'
81.I think= oufakir / A'takid
82.this= hadha
83.time= alwaktou
84.to= li (to buy = LIshir'ai)
85.under= tahta
86.us= nahnou
87.up= fawka
88.I use= asta'amilou
89.very= jiddan
90.we= nahnou
91.what= madha
92.when= mataa
93.where= aina
94.which= aii
95.who= man
96.why= limadha
97.with= ma'a
98.yes= na'am
99.you= antA (m), antI (f)
100.your = laka / milkouka

SAMAH - forgiveness