κάνω πατινάζ
“κάνω πατινάζ” (káno patináz) — to ice-skate in Greek. Phrase, level A1. Patináz came in from French and never changes its ending. The verb is the same one as with the bike: kano. In a live sentence: “Κάνουμε πατινάζ στον πάγο” — We go skating on the ice. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters κ, ν, ω, π, α, τ, ι, ν, ζ. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Greek | κάνω πατινάζ |
| Read in Latin letters | káno patináz |
| Translation | to ice-skate |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- κάνω πατινάζkáno patinázto ice-skate
Why it looks that way
Patináz came in from French and never changes its ending. The verb is the same one as with the bike: kano
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.
- Κάνουμε πατινάζ στον πάγοkánume patináz ston págoWe go skating on the ice
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 ice-skate” in Greek?
«κάνω πατινάζ», read “káno patináz”. In a live sentence: “Κάνουμε πατινάζ στον πάγο” — We go skating on the ice. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters κ, ν, ω, π, α, τ, ι, ν, ζ.
How is “κάνω πατινάζ” written in Latin letters?
káno patináz. 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?
Patináz came in from French and never changes its ending. The verb is the same one as with the bike: kano. 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.