σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του
“σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του” (síguros ya ton eaftó tu) — self-assured in Greek. Adjective, level A1. síguros the course knows as sure in general; about oneself it turns into a trait of character. The av before the t reads af. In a live sentence: “Είναι σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του και μιλάει ήρεμα” — He is self-assured and speaks calmly. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters σ, γ, ο, υ, ρ, ο, γ, ι, α, τ, ο, ν.
In short
| Written in Greek | σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του |
| Read in Latin letters | síguros ya ton eaftó tu |
| Translation | self-assured |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Level | A1 |
- σίγουρος για τον εαυτό τουsíguros ya ton eaftó tuself-assured
Why it looks that way
síguros the course knows as sure in general; about oneself it turns into a trait of character. The av before the t reads af
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.
- Είναι σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του και μιλάει ήρεμαíne síguros ya ton eaftó tu ke milái íremaHe is self-assured and speaks calmly
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 “self-assured” in Greek?
«σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του», read “síguros ya ton eaftó tu”. In a live sentence: “Είναι σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του και μιλάει ήρεμα” — He is self-assured and speaks calmly. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adjective, level A1; written with the characters σ, γ, ο, υ, ρ, ο, γ, ι, α, τ, ο, ν.
How is “σίγουρος για τον εαυτό του” written in Latin letters?
síguros ya ton eaftó tu. 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?
síguros the course knows as sure in general; about oneself it turns into a trait of character. The av before the t reads af. 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.