Lingoflyτον επόμενο μήνα
- τον επόμενο μήναton epómeno mínanext month
“τον επόμενο μήνα” (ton epómeno mína) — next month in Greek. Phrase, level A2. Epómenos is next; its partner is proigúmenos, previous. In a live sentence: “Τον επόμενο μήνα φεύγω” (ton epómeno mína févgo) — Next month I am leaving. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters τ, ο, ν, ε, π, ό, μ, ε, ν, ο, μ, ή… A word from the everyday Greek course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Greek | τον επόμενο μήνα (ton epómeno mína) |
| Read in Latin letters | ton epómeno mína |
| Translation | next month |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
epómenos is next; its partner is proigúmenos, previous
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 “next month” in Greek?
«τον επόμενο μήνα» (ton epómeno mína), read “ton epómeno mína”. In a live sentence: “Τον επόμενο μήνα φεύγω” (ton epómeno mína févgo) — Next month I am leaving. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters τ, ο, ν, ε, π, ό, μ, ε, ν, ο, μ, ή…
How is “τον επόμενο μήνα” (ton epómeno mína) written in Latin letters?
ton epómeno mína. 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?
Epómenos is next; its partner is proigúmenos, previous. 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.