Core language mnemonics for English speakers

Structure

no negación — needs no mnemonic I hope — negation
vo sufijo verbal / hacer — verb-o yo! — verb
la nombre / etiqueta / definir — la-la-la whatcha call it? — name / label / define
jo pregunta / si / desconocido — yo? anybody there? — question / if / unknown
vi relación / o — vis-à-vis! — relation / or
vu pero / sin embargo — viewed it, but wait... — but / however
ni oposito de — night is the opposite of day — opposite of

ma yo / mí / 1 — ma like in ma-ma, the first person — I / me / 1
sa tú / 2 — same as the first, but the second — you / 2
ta él / ella / ellos / 3 — ta-ta! that person over there — he / she / they / it / 3
me porque / causalidad / 4 — means to an end — every effect has a cause — because / causality / 4
te medio / centrado / 5 — tea time at 5 — the middle number (1-9) — middle / centered / 5
na lugar / donde / 6 — navigate to a place, six directions (N/S/E/W/up/down) — place / where / 6
le grupo / compartir / reunión / conjunto / 7 — let's all share, seven split the pot — group / sharing / a set / 7
wu 8 — wu! it's an 8-ball! — 8

be materia / densidad / existencia — to be — to exist — matter / density / existence
po dureza / piedra / roca — pound rock — hardness / stone / rock
to temperatura / cálido — toast is hot — temperature / warm
li humedad / agua — liquid — wetness / water
su pesado / peso — superheavy — heavy / weight
so grande / tamaño — so huge! — big / size
wo volumen / profundidad / 3D — world has volume and depth — volume / depth / 3D

ju curvo — ju-jitsu curving motion — curved
gi protuberancia / extrusión — giraffe neck sticking out — protrusion / extrusion
go calidad / nota / bueno — gold standard of quality — quality / grade / good

ba contención / interior — banana peel is bigger and banana is contained — containment / inside
da lejos / distancia / longitud — how far dat? — far / distance / length
wa camino / alrededor de — way is a path — path / around
ka altura / encima de — kanopy is high up — height / on top of something
pa dirección / lejos — pass through — direction to/from
va a la derecha / lateral / de lado — van going left and right — to the right / lateral / sideways
ve velocidad / movimiento — very fast — speed / movement

bi enfoque / claro / claridad / agudo — binoculars — focus / clear / clarity / sharp
di cosa / algo — dis and dat thing — thing / something
mi mismo — mine own self — self
ne querer / intentar / necesitar — need is strong want — want / intend / need
pi conocimiento / memoria / historia — pi — you memorize its digits — knowledge / memory / story
si pensamiento / mente / creatividad / inteligencia — sixth sense — the mind's eye — thought / mind / creativity / intelligence
pe visibilidad / visión / luz / onda electromagnética — perception — visibility / vision / light
mo olor — Moe smells real bad in The Simpsons — smell
se sabor — seasoning — taste

bu más / mayor que — but wait, there is more! — more / greater than
ga clase / tipo — a galaxy of kinds and types — kind / type
gu propiedad — guard your belongings — ownership
du comunicación / lenguaje / código — dubbed in another language — communication / language / code
ke difuso / esparcir / impregnar — ketchup spreads everywhere — diffused / spread / permeate
ku similar / de la misma manera — kut from the same cloth — similar / same way

ji estabilidad / permanencia / inercia — jig for stability in carpentry — stability / permanence / inertia
za alta frecuencia — zap at high frequency — high frequency
nu cantidad / número / diversidad — number — quantity / number / diversity
ti pasado / tiempo — time — past / time
ja conexión / y / añadir — jam things together — connection / and / add