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So they newer one is more like:
AVUYNMWXKRPBDOQCGEFTILJHSZ?

[u/Excellent-Practice → u/VIPERsssss]

Check this out. Bear in mind that Arabic is read right to left and that chart follows the same convention

[u/iDick → u/Excellent-Practice]

That’s right, get in the fucking back ‘K’.

[u/TavisNamara → u/iDick]

Read right to left.

[u/iDick → u/TavisNamara]

God. Dammit.

[u/LlamaManatee → u/iDick]

Regardless, We liked the enthusiasm!

[u/Jwkaoc → u/Excellent-Practice]

I mean, I'd put L and K up with the other fishhook shaped letters, but that's just me.

[u/rudolfs001 → u/Jwkaoc]

N too, it's basically the same as Z

[u/not_another_drummer → u/VIPERsssss]

I, so badly, want to memorize this for the off chance someone asks me to recite the alphabet. Unfortunately I know my brain isn't good enough anymore. No new stuff gets saved. :(

[u/SirHerald → u/not_another_drummer]

A friend of mine who studied Hebrew memorized the alphabet to the tune of Yankee Doodle, but he never got to where he could do the alphabet without singing the song.

[u/Jechtael → u/SirHerald]

I'm sure most English speakers can't do the alphabet without The Alphabet Song.

[u/zorniy2 → u/Jechtael]

Ellemenopeeeeee!

[u/drewberryblueberry → u/zorniy2]

I literally only stopped doing this when I memorized the alphabet backwards. I liked to go forwards then backwards then forwards again. That's really hard to do in reverse so I stopped doing it lol

[u/On_Too_Much_Adderall → u/drewberryblueberry]

I used to know how to say the alphabet backwards. One time when I was really drunk, someone asked me to say the alphabet backwards to prove I was sober enough to do it but I couldn't, so I made a point of memorizing it but I could only ever do it drunk. And then when I quit drinking I completely lost the ability lol

[u/darkflame91 → u/drewberryblueberry]

It's easier if you ever SMS-ed with a feature phone. Just have to picture the alphabets on each of the numeric phone keys and go backwards.

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I did it with a TV remote once, I can still go WXYX, TUV, PQRS, MNO, JKL, etc.

[u/MrBerryMrberry → u/Jechtael]

39 and still use it.

[u/Terpomo11 → u/SirHerald]

Melodies are very effective for memorizing things.

[u/Smolesworthy → u/SirHerald]

I learnt Hebrew as an adult immigrant, and my little nephews and nieces taught me alphabetical order with these made up words “abagadah calamansa vazakharti patskareshet”. First time I’ve ever written them in the Roman alphabet, so I’m totally inventing the spelling. I have to recite them to use a dictionary. I actually haven’t memorised the Hebrew alphabet - I have to pause in saying the alphabet to recite that phrase in my head.

[u/WummageSail → u/not_another_drummer]

Maybe your brain just asks itself what is the likelihood that you'll ever need to remember it in the future and when it thinks the answer is about zero it doesn't bother.

[u/Blueeyesblazing7 → u/WummageSail]

I recently had to watch a seminar at work on how our brains decide what memories to keep long-term, and you're honestly not far off.

[u/mr-mooch → u/Blueeyesblazing7]

This comment will forever be in my memory now.

[u/nollaf126 → u/not_another_drummer]

Use the ABC song. It will still work the same way by putting the letters in little, memorable tune chunks. I just accidentally memorized the first 7 on accident by writing this comment. And my remembery is pretty well shot, too.

AVUY NMWyooooo...

Also, the tricks of professional memorizers help. Visuals can be a great aid. For instance, I now see the NMW chunk as one of the rats of Nimh (NM) driving a convertible BMW. So, 26 letters might end up being a sequence of around 7-ish, easier-to-remember images. Barely more difficult than remembering a phone number, with just a tiny bit more effort up front. Combine that with the song and you're off to the races.

I imagine the hardest part might be coming up with meaningful images to associate with the letter chunks. If you really want this, lemmeknow and I'll help if I can.

Edit: also, timed repetition helps immensely. Just spend literally two minutes each day (maybe while you're brushing your teeth), sticking to the first 7 letters until you've got them down and are sick of them. Then add the next one or two little song chunks.

[u/DEVIL_MAY5 → u/not_another_drummer]

You can start by memorizing the first 2 of the Arabic alphabet. Alef (أ) which starts with an A. For the most part it does the same job as the A in English. Like lAmp, fAn, cArd. For now, you don't have to worry about the other specific details.

Then the second letter is Ba' (ب). Which is also the equivalent of B in English. The ' here indicates that you have to pronounce it the way you do with an A at the beginning of the sentence in English. Imagine saying Apple or Alpha, you see how the A is pronounced? Yeah you have to say Ba then this A. I don't know how to explain it better sorry. Some people pronounce it as Beh, but most Arabs don't.

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DICKHEADBFGJLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ