αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο
“αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο” (aftó íne sizitísimo) — that's debatable in Greek. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'this is discussable': politer than a straight 'I disagree'. In a live sentence: “Αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο, ας το δούμε” — That's debatable, let's sort it out. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters α, υ, τ, ε, ν, α, ι, σ, υ, ζ, η, τ. A word from the everyday Greek course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Greek | αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο |
| Read in Latin letters | aftó íne sizitísimo |
| Translation | that's debatable |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- αυτό είναι συζητήσιμοaftó íne sizitísimothat's debatable
Why it looks that way
Literally 'this is discussable': politer than a straight 'I disagree'
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο, ας το δούμεaftó íne sizitísimo, as to dúmeThat's debatable, let's sort it out
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “that's debatable” in Greek?
«αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο», read “aftó íne sizitísimo”. In a live sentence: “Αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο, ας το δούμε” — That's debatable, let's sort it out. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters α, υ, τ, ε, ν, α, ι, σ, υ, ζ, η, τ.
How is “αυτό είναι συζητήσιμο” written in Latin letters?
aftó íne sizitísimo. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'this is discussable': politer than a straight 'I disagree'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.