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In Greek, each noun phrase usually takes its own article, even if they stand next to each other:
- Το πρωί το λεωφορείο…
literally: The morning the bus…
So:
- το πρωί = the morning (used adverbially = in the morning)
- το λεωφορείο = the bus
They are two separate units, so each one keeps its article.
Putting only one article in front of both would be ungrammatical in Greek. You can think of it as:
[Το πρωί] [το λεωφορείο] είναι…
[In the morning] [the bus] is…
Both exist, but they’re used slightly differently:
το πρωί = in the morning / the morning (as a time of day)
→ neutral, very common in statements of routine:- Το πρωί πίνω καφέ. = In the morning I drink coffee.
πρωί (without article) = early / in the morning, but often in a more adverb-like way, or in set expressions:
- Ξύπνησα πρωί. = I woke up early / in the morning.
- Αύριο πρωί (colloquial) = tomorrow morning
In your sentence, Το πρωί is the standard, natural way to express a regular, habitual situation happening in the morning.