υπερβαίνω το όριο ταχύτητας
“υπερβαίνω το όριο ταχύτητας” (ipervéno to ório takhítitas) — to exceed the speed limit in Greek. Phrase, level B1. Ypér plus vaíno, 'I go beyond'. Speech simplifies: 'trécho polý' — I drive too fast. In a live sentence: “Τον έπιασαν να υπερβαίνει το όριο ταχύτητας” — He was caught exceeding the speed limit. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters υ, π, ε, ρ, β, α, ν, ω, τ, ο, ρ, ι.
In short
| Written in Greek | υπερβαίνω το όριο ταχύτητας |
| Read in Latin letters | ipervéno to ório takhítitas |
| Translation | to exceed the speed limit |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- υπερβαίνω το όριο ταχύτηταςipervéno to ório takhítitasto exceed the speed limit
Why it looks that way
Ypér plus vaíno, 'I go beyond'. Speech simplifies: 'trécho polý' — I drive too fast
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.
- Τον έπιασαν να υπερβαίνει το όριο ταχύτηταςton épiasan na ipervéni to ório takhítitasHe was caught exceeding the speed limit
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 “to exceed the speed limit” in Greek?
«υπερβαίνω το όριο ταχύτητας», read “ipervéno to ório takhítitas”. In a live sentence: “Τον έπιασαν να υπερβαίνει το όριο ταχύτητας” — He was caught exceeding the speed limit. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters υ, π, ε, ρ, β, α, ν, ω, τ, ο, ρ, ι.
How is “υπερβαίνω το όριο ταχύτητας” written in Latin letters?
ipervéno to ório takhítitas. 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?
Ypér plus vaíno, 'I go beyond'. Speech simplifies: 'trécho polý' — I drive too fast. 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.