το μαύρο σύννεφο
“το μαύρο σύννεφο” (to mávro sínefo) — storm cloud in Greek. Noun, level A1. no separate word: a storm cloud is a black cloud. Overcast as one word is i sinnefiá. In a live sentence: “Ένα μαύρο σύννεφο ήρθε από τη θάλασσα” — The storm cloud came from the sea. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters τ, ο, μ, α, ρ, ο, σ, ν, ν, ε, φ, ο. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Greek | το μαύρο σύννεφο |
| Read in Latin letters | to mávro sínefo |
| Translation | storm cloud |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- το μαύρο σύννεφοto mávro sínefostorm cloud
Why it looks that way
no separate word: a storm cloud is a black cloud. Overcast as one word is i sinnefiá
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.
- Ένα μαύρο σύννεφο ήρθε από τη θάλασσαéna mávro sínefo írthe apó ti thálasaThe storm cloud came from the sea
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 “storm cloud” in Greek?
«το μαύρο σύννεφο», read “to mávro sínefo”. In a live sentence: “Ένα μαύρο σύννεφο ήρθε από τη θάλασσα” — The storm cloud came from the sea. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters τ, ο, μ, α, ρ, ο, σ, ν, ν, ε, φ, ο.
How is “το μαύρο σύννεφο” written in Latin letters?
to mávro sínefo. 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?
no separate word: a storm cloud is a black cloud. Overcast as one word is i sinnefiá. 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.