η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο
“η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο” (i apokhórisi apó to domátio) — check-out in Greek. Noun, level B1. At the desk they'll say the borrowed 'tsek át'; the Greek word is for the rules on the door. In a live sentence: “Η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο γίνεται ως τις έντεκα” — Check-out is before eleven. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters η, α, π, ο, χ, ρ, η, σ, η, α, π, τ.
In short
| Written in Greek | η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο |
| Read in Latin letters | i apokhórisi apó to domátio |
| Translation | check-out |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιοi apokhórisi apó to domátiocheck-out
Why it looks that way
At the desk they'll say the borrowed 'tsek át'; the Greek word is for the rules on the door
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.
- Η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο γίνεται ως τις έντεκαi apokhórisi apó to domátio yínete os tis éndekaCheck-out is before eleven
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 “check-out” in Greek?
«η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο», read “i apokhórisi apó to domátio”. In a live sentence: “Η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο γίνεται ως τις έντεκα” — Check-out is before eleven. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters η, α, π, ο, χ, ρ, η, σ, η, α, π, τ.
How is “η αποχώρηση από το δωμάτιο” written in Latin letters?
i apokhórisi apó to domátio. 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?
At the desk they'll say the borrowed 'tsek át'; the Greek word is for the rules on the door. 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.