αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο
“αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο” (an den su káni kópo) — if it's no trouble in Greek. Phrase, level B1. KÓpos is toil and effort: literally 'if it costs you no labor'. In a live sentence: “Αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο, φέρε μου νερό” — If it's no trouble, bring me some water. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters α, ν, δ, ε, ν, σ, ο, υ, κ, ν, ε, ι.
In short
| Written in Greek | αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο |
| Read in Latin letters | an den su káni kópo |
| Translation | if it's no trouble |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- αν δεν σου κάνει κόποan den su káni kópoif it's no trouble
Why it looks that way
KÓpos is toil and effort: literally 'if it costs you no labor'
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.
- Αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο, φέρε μου νερόan den su káni kópo, fére mu neróIf it's no trouble, bring me some water
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 “if it's no trouble” in Greek?
«αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο», read “an den su káni kópo”. In a live sentence: “Αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο, φέρε μου νερό” — If it's no trouble, bring me some water. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters α, ν, δ, ε, ν, σ, ο, υ, κ, ν, ε, ι.
How is “αν δεν σου κάνει κόπο” written in Latin letters?
an den su káni kópo. 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?
KÓpos is toil and effort: literally 'if it costs you no labor'. 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.