Mnemonic Vocabulary Cards

Word: ถนัด

Pronunciation: ta(L)-nat(L)

Meaning: adj. [is] skilled, smooth, clever, dexterous

Mnemonic: The nut is smooth, like Michael Jackson’s smooth criminal. Can you hear the song in your head?

Word: ผลิต

Pronunciation: pa(L)-lit(L)

Definition: to generate, make, manufacture, produce.

Mnemonic: ‘Pull It’ because everything you manufacture gets stuck in the big machine.

Word: สมาคม

Pronunciation: sa(L)-maa-khom

Definition: (noun) an association, a fellowship.

Mnemonic: Some guys from an association smacking a comb saying they can’t join their association.

Word: วุฒิภาวะ

Pronunciation: wu(H)-dti(L)-paa-wa(H)

Definition: n. Maturity

Mnemonic: WOODY (from Toy Story) is filled with POWER and this causes him to mature and obviously mature people study at a desk.

Word: ฟืน

Pronunciation: fuuwn

Definition: (noun) firewood, fuel.

Mnemonic: Firewood says, ‘Hey guys, let’s go set ourselves on fire! It will be FUUUUN! (sounds like Thai word)’

Word: วิศวกร

Pronunciation: wi(H)-sa(L)-wa(H)-gon

Definition: (noun) an engineer

Mnemonic: ‘Wizard, why gone?’ because it was expelled by the power of math and science! Get out of here wizard!

Word: อักษร

Pronunciation: ag(L)-son(R)

Definition: (noun) a character, a letter.

Mnemonic: There is an axe on two different letters.

Word: ปรากฏ

Pronunciation: braa-got(L)

Definition: (verb) to appear, to reveal

Mnemonic: There is nothing, then suddenly BAM there is a BRA wearing GOAT that APPEARS out of nowhere!