σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη
“σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη” (sérno to dákhtilo stin othóni) — swipe the screen in Greek. Phrase, level A1. sérno is to drag along: the finger is dragged across the screen, not guided. The chi is a throaty kh, the υ reads ee. In a live sentence: “Σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη και αλλάζει” — I swipe the screen and it changes. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Greek | σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη |
| Read in Latin letters | sérno to dákhtilo stin othóni |
| Translation | swipe the screen |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνηsérno to dákhtilo stin othóniswipe the screen
Why it looks that way
sérno is to drag along: the finger is dragged across the screen, not guided. The chi is a throaty kh, the υ reads ee
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.
- Σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη και αλλάζειsérno to dákhtilo stin othóni ke aláziI swipe the screen and it changes
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 “swipe the screen” in Greek?
«σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη», read “sérno to dákhtilo stin othóni”. In a live sentence: “Σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη και αλλάζει” — I swipe the screen and it changes. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters σ, ρ, ν, ω, τ, ο, δ, χ, τ, υ, λ, ο.
How is “σέρνω το δάχτυλο στην οθόνη” written in Latin letters?
sérno to dákhtilo stin othóni. 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?
sérno is to drag along: the finger is dragged across the screen, not guided. The chi is a throaty kh, the υ reads ee. 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.