διαβάζω για τις εξετάσεις
“διαβάζω για τις εξετάσεις” (diavázo ya tis eksetásis) — to study for the exam in Greek. Phrase, level A2. Literally 'I read': Greeks prepare for exams by reading. In a live sentence: “Όλο το Σαββατοκύριακο διαβάζω για τις εξετάσεις” — All weekend I'll be studying for the exam. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters δ, ι, α, β, ζ, ω, γ, ι, α, τ, ι, ε. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Greek | διαβάζω για τις εξετάσεις |
| Read in Latin letters | diavázo ya tis eksetásis |
| Translation | to study for the exam |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- διαβάζω για τις εξετάσειςdiavázo ya tis eksetásisto study for the exam
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I read': Greeks prepare for exams by reading
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.
- Όλο το Σαββατοκύριακο διαβάζω για τις εξετάσειςólo to Savatokíriako diavázo ya tis eksetásisAll weekend I'll be studying for the exam
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 “to study for the exam” in Greek?
«διαβάζω για τις εξετάσεις», read “diavázo ya tis eksetásis”. In a live sentence: “Όλο το Σαββατοκύριακο διαβάζω για τις εξετάσεις” — All weekend I'll be studying for the exam. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters δ, ι, α, β, ζ, ω, γ, ι, α, τ, ι, ε.
How is “διαβάζω για τις εξετάσεις” written in Latin letters?
diavázo ya tis eksetásis. 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 'I read': Greeks prepare for exams by reading. 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.