παίρνω πίσω τα χρήματα
“παίρνω πίσω τα χρήματα” (pérno píso ta khrímata) — to get a refund for the ticket in Greek. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'I take the money back': the refund as the buyer sees it. In a live sentence: “Θέλω να πάρω πίσω τα χρήματα του εισιτηρίου” — I want a refund for the ticket. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters π, α, ρ, ν, ω, π, σ, ω, τ, α, χ, ρ.
In short
| Written in Greek | παίρνω πίσω τα χρήματα |
| Read in Latin letters | pérno píso ta khrímata |
| Translation | to get a refund for the ticket |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- παίρνω πίσω τα χρήματαpérno píso ta khrímatato get a refund for the ticket
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I take the money back': the refund as the buyer sees it
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.
- Θέλω να πάρω πίσω τα χρήματα του εισιτηρίουthélo na páro píso ta khrímata tu isitiríuI want a refund for the ticket
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 get a refund for the ticket” in Greek?
«παίρνω πίσω τα χρήματα», read “pérno píso ta khrímata”. In a live sentence: “Θέλω να πάρω πίσω τα χρήματα του εισιτηρίου” — I want a refund for the ticket. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters π, α, ρ, ν, ω, π, σ, ω, τ, α, χ, ρ.
How is “παίρνω πίσω τα χρήματα” written in Latin letters?
pérno píso ta 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?
Literally 'I take the money back': the refund as the buyer sees it. 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.