Learning another language can be such a daunting experience. At first you have high hopes, after all you are motivated and if millions of other people do it, why should you not succeed! After a little while the sobering process kicks in and we begin to wonder; why is it so terribly difficult!
There are a few aids we can use to ease the process of vocabulary learning. One of them is with Picture Associations.When you learn a new word in German try to think if this word reminds you of anything you know.  It might be something bizarre or ludicrous. Any sort of association is allowed, a concept or an idea for instance. Toss around with associations which make sense and are easy to memorize. They may even involves emotions. Emotions are a great accelerator for memorizing and remembering things. Positive  or negative feelings work the same. Anything that is not boring will make you remember the words you wanted to remember.
The German word for glove is der Handschuh, a shoe for the hand!
With a little imagination you will find numerous relationships between vocabulary words and associated ideas.
