η ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση
“η ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση” (i ilektronikí diéfthinsi) — email address in Greek. Noun, level A1. diéfthinsi the course knows as an address and as a directorate. The ev before the k sounds ef, the th is the th of 'think'. In a live sentence: “Γράψε την ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση” — Write down the email address. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters η, η, λ, ε, κ, τ, ρ, ο, ν, ι, κ, δ.
In short
| Written in Greek | η ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση |
| Read in Latin letters | i ilektronikí diéfthinsi |
| Translation | email address |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- η ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνσηi ilektronikí diéfthinsiemail address
Why it looks that way
diéfthinsi the course knows as an address and as a directorate. The ev before the k sounds ef, the th is the th of 'think'
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.
- Γράψε την ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνσηgrápse tin ilektronikí diéfthinsiWrite down the email address
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 “email address” in Greek?
«η ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση», read “i ilektronikí diéfthinsi”. In a live sentence: “Γράψε την ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση” — Write down the email address. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters η, η, λ, ε, κ, τ, ρ, ο, ν, ι, κ, δ.
How is “η ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση” written in Latin letters?
i ilektronikí diéfthinsi. 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?
diéfthinsi the course knows as an address and as a directorate. The ev before the k sounds ef, the th is the th of 'think'. 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.