το βάρος του δέματος
“το βάρος του δέματος” (to város tu dématos) — parcel weight in Greek. Noun, level A1. város the course knows as weight, déma as a parcel; in the genitive it becomes démato. In a live sentence: “Το βάρος του δέματος είναι δύο κιλά” — The parcel weight is two kilos. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters τ, ο, β, ρ, ο, τ, ο, υ, δ, μ, α, τ. A word from the everyday Greek course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Greek | το βάρος του δέματος |
| Read in Latin letters | to város tu dématos |
| Translation | parcel weight |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- το βάρος του δέματοςto város tu dématosparcel weight
Why it looks that way
város the course knows as weight, déma as a parcel; in the genitive it becomes démato
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.
- Το βάρος του δέματος είναι δύο κιλάto város tu dématos íne dío kiláThe parcel weight is two kilos
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 “parcel weight” in Greek?
«το βάρος του δέματος», read “to város tu dématos”. In a live sentence: “Το βάρος του δέματος είναι δύο κιλά” — The parcel weight is two kilos. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters τ, ο, β, ρ, ο, τ, ο, υ, δ, μ, α, τ.
How is “το βάρος του δέματος” written in Latin letters?
to város tu dématos. 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?
város the course knows as weight, déma as a parcel; in the genitive it becomes démato. 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.