Lingoflyσχεδόν το κατάλαβα
- σχεδόν το κατάλαβαskhedón to katálavaI almost understood
“σχεδόν το κατάλαβα” (skhedón to katálava) — I almost understood in Greek. Phrase, level B1. SchedÓn is almost; in negation it gives 'hardly at all': 'schedÓn kathÓlou'. In a live sentence: “Πες το ξανά, σχεδόν το κατάλαβα” (pes to ksaná, skhedón to katálava) — Say it again, I almost understood. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters σ, χ, ε, δ, ό, ν, τ, ο, κ, α, τ, ά… A word from the everyday Greek course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Greek | σχεδόν το κατάλαβα (skhedón to katálava) |
| Read in Latin letters | skhedón to katálava |
| Translation | I almost understood |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
SchedÓn is almost; in negation it gives 'hardly at all': 'schedÓn kathÓlou'
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 “I almost understood” in Greek?
«σχεδόν το κατάλαβα» (skhedón to katálava), read “skhedón to katálava”. In a live sentence: “Πες το ξανά, σχεδόν το κατάλαβα” (pes to ksaná, skhedón to katálava) — Say it again, I almost understood. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters σ, χ, ε, δ, ό, ν, τ, ο, κ, α, τ, ά…
How is “σχεδόν το κατάλαβα” (skhedón to katálava) written in Latin letters?
skhedón to katálava. 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?
SchedÓn is almost; in negation it gives 'hardly at all': 'schedÓn kathÓlou'. 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.