Keyword Method
Vocabulary Learning
Mnemonic strategies
Mnemonics strategies are also known as memory strategies. They involve relating words to prior knowledge by using imagery or grouping.Keyword Method
Keyword method is used when learners relate the target word with their native language. For example, as tuxedo sounds similar to the words 踢死兔 in Cantonese, learners may visualize the word in such a way -
More examples as contributed by speakers of Putonghua/Mandarin:
| English words | Meanings in Chinese | Keywords in Chinese | |
| 1. | ambulance | 救護車 | 俺不能死 |
| 2. | ponderous | 肥胖的 | 胖的要死 |
| 3. | pest | 害蟲 | 拍死它 |
| 4. | ambition | 雄心 | 俺必勝 |
| 5. | agony | 痛苦 | 愛過你 |
| 6. | hermit | 隱士 | 何處覓他 |
| 7. | strong | 強壯 | 死壯 |
| 8. | sting | 蟄 | 死盯 |
| 9. | flee | 逃跑 | 飛離 |
| 10. | morbid | 病態 | 毛病 |
| 11. | tantrum | 脾氣發作 | 太蠢 |
| 12. | bachelor | 學士/單身漢 | 白吃了 |
| 13. | temper | 脾氣 | 太潑 |
| 14. | addict | 上癮 | 愛得嗑它 |
| 15. | economy | 經濟 | 依靠農民 |