λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες
“λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες” (ladóno tus mendesédes) — oil the hinges in Greek. Phrase, level A1. ladóno comes from to ládi, the oil the course knows; about a person the same verb means to bribe. A door hinge is o mendesés, plural i mendesédes. In a live sentence: “Λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες της πόρτας” — I oil the hinges of the door. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters λ, α, δ, ν, ω, τ, ο, υ, μ, ε, ν, τ.
In short
| Written in Greek | λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες |
| Read in Latin letters | ladóno tus mendesédes |
| Translation | oil the hinges |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδεςladóno tus mendesédesoil the hinges
Why it looks that way
ladóno comes from to ládi, the oil the course knows; about a person the same verb means to bribe. A door hinge is o mendesés, plural i mendesédes
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.
- Λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες της πόρταςladóno tus mendesédes tis pórtasI oil the hinges of the door
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 “oil the hinges” in Greek?
«λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες», read “ladóno tus mendesédes”. In a live sentence: “Λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες της πόρτας” — I oil the hinges of the door. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters λ, α, δ, ν, ω, τ, ο, υ, μ, ε, ν, τ.
How is “λαδώνω τους μεντεσέδες” written in Latin letters?
ladóno tus mendesédes. 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?
ladóno comes from to ládi, the oil the course knows; about a person the same verb means to bribe. A door hinge is o mendesés, plural i mendesédes. 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.