Can you remember these?
FB IU SAUF OU KUNIC EFNE WS
Close your eyes for 10 seconds and see how many you remember.
I’m guessing that you didn’t do too well.
Let’s take those same letters and present them differently.
FBI USA UFO UK UNICEF NEWS
Close your eyes for 10 seconds and see how many you remember.
How did you do?
Those were the same letters in the same sequence, yet I am sure you did much better the second time.
If you didn’t get them all correct, I’ll show you a memory trick that makes it even easier.
But first, let’s talk about why this matters and what it has to do with learning Spanish.
Look at these Spanish words about language. How many of them are familiar to you?
comprensible, lingüístico, lucido, sistemático, vivido, aparente, eficiente, pragmático, positivo, concreto, irónico, distinto, congruente, evidente, básico, presente, autentico, transparente, preciso, explicito, coherente, elocuente, exacto
Like the words above, there’s so much Spanish you already know.
Almost a third of English words have the same roots as Spanish words.
Hay conexiones entre inglés y español (vía latín) en casi todas las frases de español.
(There are connections between English and Spanish (via Latin) in almost every phrase of Spanish.)
In the same way the FB IUS A went from murky to crystal clear (FBI USA), so too can 30 to 40% of the Spanish language open up when it’s given to you in a way you can grab onto.
Most English words that end in ITY end in IDAD in Spanish. For example:
universidad | – | university |
hospitalidad | – | hospitality |
responsabilidad | – | responsibility |
oportunidad | – | opportunity |
!Qué gran oportunidad!
Most English words that end in IFY end in IFICAR in Spanish. For example:
identificar | – | identify |
significar | – | signify |
simplificar | – | simplify |
verificar | – | verify |
¡Es fantástico! Qué gran oportunidad para simplificar las cosas.
You can take full advantage of the English-Spanish conexión today. The Page below has even more ways to connect Spanish and English.
More Spanish English Conexiones
No se me olvidó, (It didn’t slip my mind) I mentioned a memory trick to help you remember all those abbreviations.
Just leave your email address in the box below and I’ll send it to you.
Plus, I’ll send a series of email tips to boost and maintain your memory as you age that will also expand your ability to learn any language.
Saludos,
Marcus Santamaria
Hi Marcus, I have purchased the Synergy Spanish course which I have just begun two days ago. Do I need to get the “Accelerate Your Spanish” course also? Hablar pronto.
Adios, Patrick
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muchas gracias!
please send memory tips
…hello, Marcus. Please send me the memory tips. Thanks in advance.
Hello Marcus
After two and half years of devastating bereavement, I am determined to start my course again – really give it my all!
I still think your course and method fantastic and am, at last, looking forward with real enthusiasm and will keep in touch with my progress.
Best wishes to you and your team for 2020
Sincerely
Fredericka Thompson
Hola Marcus. I have moved from Australia to Miami and finding that I need to learn Spanish. At 54 years old it’s not easy learning another language. I’m looking for work as a nanny and coming across a lot of bilingual families. It is important that I learn Spanish. I am trying with the Duo Lingo App. I was going to get yours at the special 3 kings price but missed out by one day. The full price is too much for me. So for now can you please send me the memory trick that you would like to share. Thank you Janice
I am still working at studying all the Synergy Spanish. Soy floco. Tengo la culpa. Pero, eventualmenty voy a appender y hablar.
Por favor continua enviando.
Hello Marcus! Pls send me the memory tips. Thank you! Emma
Thank you. I appreciate the efforts that you put forth in trying to help those who want to speak Spanish fluently.
Hi,Marcus. Please send me memory stick. Thank You Marie McGrath.
Gracias Marcus, bedankt Marcus, I want to boost and remain my memory of English and Spanish language. I am grateful.
As ever, a lot of useful stuff. I’m learning Italian and it gives me a lot of help as there are so many similarities so it would be good if there were a similar program for Italian. Any plans? I’d certainly appreciate your memory tips.
We do have plans for Italian bit not sure when that will be.
I want to receive the free memory tips/
Looks very interesting your tips will add a great number of Spanish words
My hrasias⁸
most helpful and easy to learn Spanish.. thank you James
I find it most helpful and easy to learn…James
Looking forward to more tips – gracias!
Please forward the memory tips.
Please forward the memory tips. I am eagerly awaiting delivery of the Spanish cd course. Can’t wait to get started
Muchas gracious
Hi Marcus
I am going to live in Spain at the end of this year so I need to converse with the Spanish
Jennifer x
Hi Marcus
I am going to live in Spain at the end of this year so I need to converse with the Spanish
Jennifer x
I have a “Pimsleur Spanish course and I use it in conjunction with yours .although I have been trying to speak Spanish for years I find I am not absorbing as much as I should,because I am only around Spanish people six weeks of the year and most of them speak English,
I have a “Pimsleur Spanish course and I use it in conjunction with yours .although I have been trying to speak Spanish for years I find I am not absorbing as much as I should,because I am only around Spanish people six months of the year and most of them speak English,
should read ” six weeks:.
You have a great method of teaching, thank you.
After several holidays in Spain we are really enjoying learning the language. Hopefully we will be able to practice it out on the locals when we next go on holiday. Thanks Marcus
memory trick to help me remember all those abbreviations.
I am really enjoying your courses . I have tried a few different courses , but find yours most interesting .
I put this in the same category as MY PILLOW and OXI-CLEAN. I mean it… Both EXCELLENT as is your Synergy Spanish Program. Yeah!!
I am enjoying this course and looking forward to improving my understanding of Spanish.
Gracias por todo! I just returned from a solo trip to Mexico and had an absolute blast speaking Spanish. Thank you for all these lovely emails. I have forwarded them to my friend in Mexico who has despaired of ever learning Spanish, yet wants to, very much!
Thoroughly enjoying all the correspondence
Intend to order course when I’m reunited with my laptop in DEC to jan
I’m looking forward to receiving more ideas to help me remember Spanish.
Thanks for all you do to help people remember how to speak Spanish.
Holding off as I cannot obtain any sound on my computer at the moment, but please do send memory tips. I know a great many spanish words, but have difficulty forming sentences, as I keep forgetting the verbs. I know which tense I should be using, but dry up when trying to talk with a fluent speaker. Also, I have a slight hearing difficult, so find it hard to unravel some of what is being said to me. On the positive side, this is probably because my accent is good. I am 76 and memory is hard these days, as several other older people have said to you, BUT I am determined to continue.
I am having difficult getting my head around gender…Is there an easy way to remember male from female words???
Generally speaking masculine words end in the letter O and feminine words and in the letter a.
This reminds me of a special ed student I had who had difficulty spelling. I told him that to spell the word TOGETHER all you had to do was take the three words..TO GET HER, and there you have it…ALSO..the word restaurant..REST (at the beginning) ANT at the end and in the middle AUR said like a Mafia member!!!!.. LOVE STUFF LIKE THIS. Does anybody have any ENGLISH words OR words of other languages that you can play this game with??
dear marcos,
please send your memory tips. I’m old and can use all the help I can get! Also I want to share a website I came across called Quizlet that has lists of spanish adjectives and audio pronunciations and lessons and best of all it is free. So maybe people want to advantage of this too.
Very good technique
Please send me the memory tips
It’s been decades since I studied Castillian Spanish in HS – taught by a teacher with a German accent- no kidding. Soon after, I quickly had to adapt to what is commonly referred to as “New Yor-Rican. Needless to say, what I captured is ongoing frustration. Then, I came across you.
I’m just starting out and lessons make a lot of sense to me. I might actually be able to do this.
Muchas gracias por ayudarme. Ok, I’m trying! I appreciate you very much! Bendiga!
Imperative that I learn the language and your tips make it easier,..
Love your lessons Marcus
I find I can read and understand Spanish but have a lot of trouble making sentences, I can do it with your lessons but then I seem to forget the simple things …
Regards
Jane
Would love to receive the tips. This course is so much easier than high school! I turned on spanish television channel last night with spanish subtitles on. I didnt get it all but i got enough to follow the show, laugh at the correct things and enjoy what i was watching. I want to learn more!
Mr. Marcus
To day i lesining about synergy spanish video (most popular)
Honestly let me know if is better for me to enroll MOST POPULAR for $97 Dollars SYNERGY SPANISH VIDEO AND AUDIO
POR FAVOR LET ME
KNOW.
nICOLE
Hola Nicole,
This blog post will help you find which course is the best one for you to start with:
https://synergyspanish.com/select-path/
This blog post gives an overview of Synergy Spanish vs Shortcut to Spanish
https://synergyspanish.com/synergy-spanish-vs-shortcut-to-spanish/
Excellent tips on connections
Marcus
I M FRENCH I THINK IT’S EASYER TO LEARN WITH FRENCH LANGUAGE MORE WORDS SOUND IN THE SAME IN SPANISH.
JE PARLE JE LIS J ECRIS J ENTEND LE FRANCAIS . PLEASE SEND ME EVERYTHING EN FRANCAIS
MERCI
Yes, having a French background is a big advantage for learning Spanish.
Mr. Marcus Saintamaria
looking forward to getting started, I would like to have your course in French to learn Spanish. I’ m french and i think it s easyer to learn spanish with french language more words sound the same in spanish
have so enjoy your free lesson after that had to buy the whole package. i will be 79years next two monts, en french to spanish. my memory is not what is was like 20 years ago. some day the brain gets left. Can i get more tips to boost my memory .
Help my memory por favor.
Bonne journee
Nicole
My wife is buying your audio/video course for me, as a birthday gift. My birthday is coming up this Friday, June 30th. So, just a few more days.
Looking forward to getting started.
Yes Marcus, please start soon with Italian, and will live there soon.
Using both Spanish and Italian confuses me a lot, so then it would also be helpful knowing how to handle this problem.
Cheers from Holland