η εφεδρική ρόδα
“η εφεδρική ρόδα” (i efedrikí róda) — spare tire in Greek. Noun, level A1. róda the course knows as a wheel, and efedrikós it saw in a backup plan. Rezérva is the same thing in a borrowed word. In a live sentence: “Έβαλα την εφεδρική ρόδα στον δρόμο” — I changed to the spare tire right on the road. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters η, ε, φ, ε, δ, ρ, ι, κ, ρ, δ, α.
In short
| Written in Greek | η εφεδρική ρόδα |
| Read in Latin letters | i efedrikí róda |
| Translation | spare tire |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- η εφεδρική ρόδαi efedrikí ródaspare tire
Why it looks that way
róda the course knows as a wheel, and efedrikós it saw in a backup plan. Rezérva is the same thing in a borrowed word
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.
- Έβαλα την εφεδρική ρόδα στον δρόμοévala tin efedrikí róda ston drómoI changed to the spare tire right on the road
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 “spare tire” in Greek?
«η εφεδρική ρόδα», read “i efedrikí róda”. In a live sentence: “Έβαλα την εφεδρική ρόδα στον δρόμο” — I changed to the spare tire right on the road. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters η, ε, φ, ε, δ, ρ, ι, κ, ρ, δ, α.
How is “η εφεδρική ρόδα” written in Latin letters?
i efedrikí róda. 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?
róda the course knows as a wheel, and efedrikós it saw in a backup plan. Rezérva is the same thing in a borrowed word. 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.