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In Greek, the unstressed possessive pronouns (μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους) normally come after the noun, not before it.
- η θεία μου = the aunt my → my aunt
- ο φίλος σου = the friend your → your friend
Putting μου before the noun (η μου θεία) is ungrammatical in modern Greek (except in some very old or poetic styles).
So the normal order is: article + noun + possessive pronoun.
λέει ότι means “(she) says that …”.
- λέει = she says
- ότι = that (conjunction introducing a clause)
So:
Η θεία μου λέει ότι… = My aunt says that…
A few points:
- ότι introduces a reported statement, like English that in She says that…
- You will also see πως used in the same way: λέει πως… ≈ λέει ότι…
- In everyday speech, ότι/πως is often dropped, just like in English:
- Η θεία μου λέει η σκηνή… (colloquial) ≈ My aunt says (that) the scene…
In careful written Greek, ότι (or πως) is normally kept.