η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει
“η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει” (i príza den dulévi) — the outlet doesn't work in Greek. Phrase, level A1. dulévo means working about people and about appliances. The negation den always stands before the verb. In a live sentence: “Η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει καθόλου” — The outlet doesn't work at all. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters η, π, ρ, ζ, α, δ, ε, ν, δ, ο, υ, λ. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Greek | η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει |
| Read in Latin letters | i príza den dulévi |
| Translation | the outlet doesn't work |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- η πρίζα δεν δουλεύειi príza den dulévithe outlet doesn't work
Why it looks that way
dulévo means working about people and about appliances. The negation den always stands before the verb
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.
- Η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει καθόλουi príza den dulévi kathóluThe outlet doesn't work at all
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 “the outlet doesn't work” in Greek?
«η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει», read “i príza den dulévi”. In a live sentence: “Η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει καθόλου” — The outlet doesn't work at all. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters η, π, ρ, ζ, α, δ, ε, ν, δ, ο, υ, λ.
How is “η πρίζα δεν δουλεύει” written in Latin letters?
i príza den dulévi. 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?
dulévo means working about people and about appliances. The negation den always stands before the verb. 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.