Quote: (03-19-2015 05:38 PM)Agreddor Wrote:
Does anyone have any tips on how to memorize long Russian words ?
Mnemonics.
For words I have trouble getting to stick ( short or long ) I just associate them. So recently I could not remember скользкий meaning slippery. I then just associated the word to the England footballer Paul Scholes whose surname sounds almost the same. You could say Paul Scholes was a slippery player too so it all ties in. Now it has stuck I don't need the mnemonic. Азартный meaning adventuresome I associated with the Belgian player Eden Hazzard.
However the truth is that whatever the technique, repetition is the only true way of it sticking.