η ελευθερία του λόγου
“η ελευθερία του λόγου” (i elefthería tu lógu) — freedom of speech in Greek. Noun, level B1. Lógos is word, speech and reason: the freedom is broad. In a live sentence: “Η ελευθερία του λόγου προστατεύεται από το σύνταγμα” — Freedom of speech is protected by the constitution. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters η, ε, λ, ε, υ, θ, ε, ρ, α, τ, ο, υ. A word from the everyday Greek course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Greek | η ελευθερία του λόγου |
| Read in Latin letters | i elefthería tu lógu |
| Translation | freedom of speech |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- η ελευθερία του λόγουi elefthería tu lógufreedom of speech
Why it looks that way
Lógos is word, speech and reason: the freedom is broad
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 ελευθερία του λόγου προστατεύεται από το σύνταγμαi elefthería tu lógu prostatévete apó to síndagmaFreedom of speech is protected by the constitution
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 “freedom of speech” in Greek?
«η ελευθερία του λόγου», read “i elefthería tu lógu”. In a live sentence: “Η ελευθερία του λόγου προστατεύεται από το σύνταγμα” — Freedom of speech is protected by the constitution. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters η, ε, λ, ε, υ, θ, ε, ρ, α, τ, ο, υ.
How is “η ελευθερία του λόγου” written in Latin letters?
i elefthería tu lógu. 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?
Lógos is word, speech and reason: the freedom is broad. 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.