MEANING
ENGLISH: Friend, companion, partner, team
SPANISH: Amigo, acompañante, pareja, equipo
Families: Letters, Compound symbols
EXPLANATION
This is an abstraction of two people right next to each other, accompanying each other.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Temporary, temporal
SPANISH: Temporal
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a sand clock. Eventually, the sand will fall into the bottom of the clock.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Ligament, tendon
SPANISH: Ligamento, tendón
Families: Body parts, Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the combination of the symbol for ‘’bone’’ + the line connecting each end of the bone is a band of tissue like a ligament or tendon.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Test, exam, assessment, assess, evaluation, evaluate
SPANISH: Prueba, examen, evaluación, evaluar
Families: Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a sheet of paper and a checkmark (usually to indicate a good grade on a paper).
MEANING
ENGLISH: Thanks, thankful
SPANISH: Gracias, agradecido
Families: Letters
EXPLANATION
This is the ‘’T’’ from ‘’Thanks’’. In Spanish, we never put accent marks on consonants. This T has an accent mark on top, which makes it a weird T. The T for thanks.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Them
SPANISH: Ellos, ellas
Families: Letters
EXPLANATION
This is an abbreviation. We use the last two letters of ‘’them’’.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Thereby
SPANISH: Así, de este modo
Families: Legal, Letters, Connectors
EXPLANATION
This is the abbreviation of the word ‘’thereby’’. I combine the letters T and B to create a new character. I also use cursive letters because they make this abbreviation stand out more.
MEANING
ENGLISH: They
SPANISH: Ellos, ellas
Families: Letters
EXPLANATION
This is an abbreviation. We use the last two letters of ‘’they’’
MEANING
ENGLISH: Thin, slender, fine, lightweight
SPANISH: Delgado, esbelto, fino, ligero
Families: Medicine, Line
EXPLANATION
The line is thin. Its thinness is even more accentuated by the two short, horizontal lines.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Throat, larynx, pharynx, thyroid, swallow
SPANISH: Garganta, laringe, faringe, tiroides, tragar
Families: Body parts, Medicine, Compound symbols
EXPLANATION
This is a combination of symbols.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Time, wait, moment, clock
SPANISH: Tiempo, esperar, momento, reloj
Families: Image abstractions, Circles
EXPLANATION
This is an abstraction from a clock
MEANING
ENGLISH: Tongue, taste
SPANISH: Lengua, saborear
Families: Body parts, Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a tongue.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Tooth, teeth, bite, chew
SPANISH: Diente, dientes, morder, masticar
Families: Medicine, Image abstractions, Body parts
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a set of teeth.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Top, tip, upper
SPANISH: Arriba, superior
Families: Letters
EXPLANATION
This is an arbitrary symbol. The accent mark is on top of the letter ‘’i’’.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Transfer, intersection, transplant, cross, pass, intersect
SPANISH: Transferir, intersección, trasplante, cruzar, pasar, intersectar
Families: Lines
EXPLANATION
These lines are crossing over, intersecting.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Travel, plane, trip
SPANISH: Viajar, avión, viaje
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a plane
MEANING
ENGLISH: Treatment, treat
SPANISH: Tratamiento, tratar
Families: X family, Medicine, Letters
EXPLANATION
MEANING
ENGLISH: Tremor, shaking, irregular, shaky
SPANISH: Temblor, temblar, irregular, tembloroso
Families: Medicine, Lines
EXPLANATION
Abstraction, arbitrary symbol.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Try, attempt
SPANISH: Intentar, probar
Families: Arrows, Letters, Lines
EXPLANATION
This is a visual cue + abbreviation. It combines the ‘’T’’ for ‘’try’’ but also the little arrow → that indicates movement or action (like going to).
MEANING
ENGLISH: Tube, duct, pipe
SPANISH: Tubo, conducto, tubería
Families: Medicine, Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a tube.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Lump, bump, cyst, tumor, nodule, blister, polyp
SPANISH: Masa, bolita, quiste, tumor, nódulo, ampolla, pólipo
Families: Medicine, Lines
EXPLANATION
This is an arbitrary symbol.
