Μόλις ήρθα σπίτι, αλλά εσύ είσαι ακόμα στο γραφείο.

to be

Breakdown of Μόλις ήρθα σπίτι, αλλά εσύ είσαι ακόμα στο γραφείο.

• το σπίτι: the home
• εσύ: you
• αλλά: but

Questions & Answers about Μόλις ήρθα σπίτι, αλλά εσύ είσαι ακόμα στο γραφείο.

How do you pronounce the whole sentence?

Mólis írtha spíti, allá esí íse akóma sto grafío.

• ήρθα = ír-tha (th as in think; trilled r)
• είσαι = Í-se (EE-seh)
• σπίτι = SPÍ-tee
• αλλά = al-LÁ
• ακόμα = a-KÓ-ma
• στο γραφείο = sto gra-FÍ-o

What does μόλις mean here?

Here μόλις means just (now), indicating a very recent past: Μόλις ήρθα = I just came/just got here. Note: μόλις can also mean as soon as in sentences like Μόλις έρθω, θα τηλεφωνήσω (As soon as I come, I’ll call).

Why is it ήρθα (simple past) instead of something like “have come” (έχω έρθει)?

Modern Greek usually uses the simple past (aorist) with μόλις for very recent events: Μόλις ήρθα. The perfect έχω έρθει is grammatical but less common in everyday speech for this meaning; it stresses the result/state rather than the recent action.

Why ήρθα (came) and not πήγα (went)?

Greek distinguishes direction relative to the speaker:

• ήρθα = I came (movement toward the speaker’s current location).
• πήγα = I went (movement to some other place). Since the speaker is now at home, ήρθα σπίτι is the natural choice.