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Hear the phrase.
Tengo hambre means “I’m hungry.”
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How a tango dancer, a ham, and a donkey help you remember Spanish.
Tengo hambre means “I’m hungry.” The mnemonic is “tango, ham, bray”: a tango dancer carries a giant ham while a donkey brays behind her. The sounds are deliberately approximate, but together they cue tengo hambre.
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See the mnemonic.
A tango, a ham, and one loud bray.
TANGO+HAM+BRAY=TENGO HAMBRE
3
Remember the connection.
Together, the sounds point back to tengo hambre.
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A tango dancer, a ham, and a donkey become one Spanish phrase.
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