Memory
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Memory game
A card game in which face-down cards have to be turned over in pairs in order to find identical pairs. The goal is to remember the positions of the cards.
Die Kinder spielen am liebsten Memory mit Tiermotiven.
The children like playing Memory with animal pictures best.
'Das Memory' in German refers only to the card game. It is not the English word 'memory', which means 'das Gedächtnis' (memory as a mental ability) or 'die Erinnerung' (a memory/recollection).
Lass uns eine Runde Memory spielen, um unser Gedächtnis zu trainieren.
Let's play a round of Memory to train our memory.
The name of the game comes from the English word for 'Gedächtnis' (memory), because the goal of the game is to remember the positions of the cards.
Das Spiel heißt Memory, weil es die Konzentration und das Erinnerungsvermögen fördert.
The game is called Memory because it promotes concentration and recall.
The word is almost always combined with the verb 'spielen' (to play). The fixed expression is 'Memory spielen' (to play Memory).
Am Sonntagnachmittag spielen wir oft mit der ganzen Familie Memory.
On Sunday afternoons, we often play Memory with the whole family.
As with many names of games, 'Memory' is often used without an article when talking about the activity.
Hast du Lust, Memory zu spielen?
Do you feel like playing Memory?