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Congratulations! You've mastered the cool sounds of 0-9!

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Now to turn them into words...

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...and, more importantly, IMAGES!

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In the following levels you will memorize some mems created by utilizing the consonant sounds and adding some vowels, as we discussed before.

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Just like the number 1 was ale.

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Just like the number 1 was ale.

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It's very important that you remember to convert numbers into consonant sounds and NOT letters.

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The letter c in nice makes an s sound.
The gh in laugh makes an f sound.Thus in these instances, c = 0 and gh = 5.

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Some of the mems in this course have alternatives, indicated by a slash. (/)

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For instance, the number 18 can be a ledge or a leash. (There's that 8 again!)

ledge/leash

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So either answer is correct if you type it in.

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Similarly, 32 is money or man.

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There are a few reasons that I've included more than one mem for some words.

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I don't want to mess with Derren's system too much, but some of his words are very British and may not be familiar to international audiences, especially Americans. Hence, the alternatives.

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I also thought some of my alternatives were simpler or more straightforward. Derren renders 34 as merry but I've shortened this to Mary, which is simpler and possibly more suitable for iconographic purposes.

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And lastly, a very important thing when it comes to mems they should be versatile.

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Having more than one mem for a number can come in handy under different circumstances. But we'll discuss that later in this course.

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For now just keep in mind that if you see a mem with a slash:
ledge/leash

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For now just keep in mind that if you see a mem with a slash
ledge/leash

You can just pick one.

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For now just keep in mind that if you see a mem with a slash
ledge/leash

Or the other.

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Or keep both in mind.

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Whatever you prefer.

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Quick Tip: Creating your own personal images makes them more memorable. You're more likely to remember mems YOU created!

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But don't assume a simple Google Image search will work very well.

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It should be something YOU came up with and tinkered around with. Something drawn or photoshopped. Or a picture you took. The more time you spend on it, the better. Visual puns work very well.

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This applies to every course you take on Memrise!

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Drop me a line in the discussion forum for this course if you have any ideas to improve anything. Perhaps you use other alternatives to the words on display. It's very likely.

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One last thing: Every level in this course is repeated once. Version 1 will prompt you using the mem words, (It will ask you to type the number as the answer). Version 2 will prompt you using a number (it will ask you to type in the corresponding image).

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I would suggest you try both in order to really cement the images in your head just like you would any sight word.

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After all, as you read this, how many of these words are you sounding out right now?

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None I'll bet.

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A good mnemonic system takes time to learn. Just like reading. But with patience, in the end it will SAVE you time and multiply your brain's ability to retain information almost exponentially. Like a whole new language! And you'll realize it's really the easiest way, too.

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Hopefully you will become as familiar with the Major system as you are with English writing! You'll be able to see 52 and visualize a fan in the blink of an eye without a second's thought.

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Now let's begin!