μένω χωρίς χρήματα
“μένω χωρίς χρήματα” (méno khorís khrímata) — to be left without money in Greek. Phrase, level B1. Méno means to stay and to live: 'poú ménis?' — where do you live? In a live sentence: “Φοβάμαι μην μείνω χωρίς χρήματα” — I'm afraid of being left without money. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters μ, ν, ω, χ, ω, ρ, χ, ρ, μ, α, τ, α. A word from the everyday Greek course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Greek | μένω χωρίς χρήματα |
| Read in Latin letters | méno khorís khrímata |
| Translation | to be left without money |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- μένω χωρίς χρήματαméno khorís khrímatato be left without money
Why it looks that way
Méno means to stay and to live: 'poú ménis?' — where do you live?
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.
- Φοβάμαι μην μείνω χωρίς χρήματαfováme min míno khorís khrímataI'm afraid of being left without money
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 be left without money” in Greek?
«μένω χωρίς χρήματα», read “méno khorís khrímata”. In a live sentence: “Φοβάμαι μην μείνω χωρίς χρήματα” — I'm afraid of being left without money. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters μ, ν, ω, χ, ω, ρ, χ, ρ, μ, α, τ, α.
How is “μένω χωρίς χρήματα” written in Latin letters?
méno khorís khrímata. 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?
Méno means to stay and to live: 'poú ménis?' — where do you live? 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.