Lingoflyοι κανόνες συμπεριφοράς
- οι κανόνες συμπεριφοράςi kanónes simberiforásrules of conduct
“οι κανόνες συμπεριφοράς” (i kanónes simberiforás) — rules of conduct in Greek. Noun, level B1. From férome, to behave: the same root as simperiforá. In a live sentence: “Οι κανόνες συμπεριφοράς είναι απλοί” (i kanónes simberiforás íne aplí) — The rules of conduct are simple. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ο, ι, κ, α, ν, ό, ν, ε, σ, υ, μ, π… A word from the everyday Greek course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Greek | οι κανόνες συμπεριφοράς (i kanónes simberiforás) |
| Read in Latin letters | i kanónes simberiforás |
| Translation | rules of conduct |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
From férome, to behave: the same root as simperiforá
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.
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 “rules of conduct” in Greek?
«οι κανόνες συμπεριφοράς» (i kanónes simberiforás), read “i kanónes simberiforás”. In a live sentence: “Οι κανόνες συμπεριφοράς είναι απλοί” (i kanónes simberiforás íne aplí) — The rules of conduct are simple. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ο, ι, κ, α, ν, ό, ν, ε, σ, υ, μ, π…
How is “οι κανόνες συμπεριφοράς” (i kanónes simberiforás) written in Latin letters?
i kanónes simberiforás. 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?
From férome, to behave: the same root as simperiforá. 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 this 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.