[noman-land]

Modes are easy once you realize they're all just major scales with a different starting note.

C Major starting and ending on D is D Dorian.

C Major starting and ending on E is E Phrygian.

Etc.

[euroderf]

Unfortunately, it's the kind of arbitrary jargon that put off n00bs.

[noman-land]

If you're studying modes you will have to have already learned most of these words. Modes are a more advanced concept but become easier when you compare them to something you already know (major scales).