ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού
“ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού” (o skopós tu taksidiú) — purpose of the trip in Greek. Noun, level A2. Skopós is a goal — and a sentry on watch: both 'look ahead'. In a live sentence: “Ποιος είναι ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού σας;” — What is the purpose of your trip? You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ο, σ, κ, ο, π, τ, ο, υ, τ, α, ξ, ι. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Greek | ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού |
| Read in Latin letters | o skopós tu taksidiú |
| Translation | purpose of the trip |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- ο σκοπός του ταξιδιούo skopós tu taksidiúpurpose of the trip
Why it looks that way
Skopós is a goal — and a sentry on watch: both 'look ahead'
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.
- Ποιος είναι ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού σας;pios íne o skopós tu taksidiú sas?What is the purpose of your trip?
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 “purpose of the trip” in Greek?
«ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού», read “o skopós tu taksidiú”. In a live sentence: “Ποιος είναι ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού σας;” — What is the purpose of your trip? You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters ο, σ, κ, ο, π, τ, ο, υ, τ, α, ξ, ι.
How is “ο σκοπός του ταξιδιού” written in Latin letters?
o skopós tu taksidiú. 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?
Skopós is a goal — and a sentry on watch: both 'look ahead'. 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.