υποβάλλω αίτηση
“υποβάλλω αίτηση” (ipoválo étisi) — to file an application in Greek. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'I place the petition under': the office word; in speech, kÁno Ítisi. In a live sentence: “Πρέπει να υποβάλω αίτηση ως τη Δευτέρα” — I have to file the application by Monday. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters υ, π, ο, β, λ, λ, ω, α, τ, η, σ, η. A word from the everyday Greek course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Greek | υποβάλλω αίτηση |
| Read in Latin letters | ipoválo étisi |
| Translation | to file an application |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- υποβάλλω αίτησηipoválo étisito file an application
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I place the petition under': the office word; in speech, kÁno Ítisi
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.
- Πρέπει να υποβάλω αίτηση ως τη Δευτέραprépi na ipoválo étisi os ti DeftéraI have to file the application by Monday
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 file an application” in Greek?
«υποβάλλω αίτηση», read “ipoválo étisi”. In a live sentence: “Πρέπει να υποβάλω αίτηση ως τη Δευτέρα” — I have to file the application by Monday. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters υ, π, ο, β, λ, λ, ω, α, τ, η, σ, η.
How is “υποβάλλω αίτηση” written in Latin letters?
ipoválo étisi. 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?
Literally 'I place the petition under': the office word; in speech, kÁno Ítisi. 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.