πληρώνω τον λογαριασμό
“πληρώνω τον λογαριασμό” (pliróno ton logariazmó) — to pay the bill in Greek. Phrase, level A2. In the taverna the same phrase asks for the bill to be settled. In a live sentence: “Πρέπει να πληρώσω τον λογαριασμό ως την Παρασκευή” — I have to pay the bill by Friday. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters π, λ, η, ρ, ν, ω, τ, ο, ν, λ, ο, γ. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Greek | πληρώνω τον λογαριασμό |
| Read in Latin letters | pliróno ton logariazmó |
| Translation | to pay the bill |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- πληρώνω τον λογαριασμόpliróno ton logariazmóto pay the bill
Why it looks that way
In the taverna the same phrase asks for the bill to be settled
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.
- Πρέπει να πληρώσω τον λογαριασμό ως την Παρασκευήprépi na pliróso ton logariazmó os tin ParaskevíI have to pay the bill by Friday
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 pay the bill” in Greek?
«πληρώνω τον λογαριασμό», read “pliróno ton logariazmó”. In a live sentence: “Πρέπει να πληρώσω τον λογαριασμό ως την Παρασκευή” — I have to pay the bill by Friday. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters π, λ, η, ρ, ν, ω, τ, ο, ν, λ, ο, γ.
How is “πληρώνω τον λογαριασμό” written in Latin letters?
pliróno ton logariazmó. 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?
In the taverna the same phrase asks for the bill to be settled. 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.