Θέλεις να διαβάσουμε μαζί στο σαλόνι απόψε;

Do you want us to study together in the living room tonight?

Breakdown of Θέλεις να διαβάσουμε μαζί στο σαλόνι απόψε;

• θέλω: to want
• να: to
• σε: in
• απόψε: tonight
• το σαλόνι: the living room
• διαβάζω: to study
• μαζί: with

Questions & Answers about Θέλεις να διαβάσουμε μαζί στο σαλόνι απόψε;

What does Θέλεις mean here, and why is the subject you not written?

Θέλεις is the 2nd person singular form of θέλω (I want). So Θέλεις; literally means Do you want? / Would you like?
Greek often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person. If you add εσύ (you), it becomes more emphatic: Εσύ θέλεις…; = Do you want…?

Is this sentence informal or formal? How would I say it formally?

As written, it’s informal because it uses θέλεις (singular you).
A formal/plural version uses θέλετε:

• Θέλετε να διαβάσουμε μαζί στο σαλόνι απόψε; = Would you like us to study/read together in the living room tonight?

What does να do in the sentence?

να introduces a clause that functions like to… / that… in English and triggers the “subjunctive-style” verb form in Greek.
Here: Θέλεις να διαβάσουμε… = Do you want (us) to read/study…

Why is it διαβάσουμε and not something like διαβάζουμε?

διαβάσουμε is the perfective (completed/whole action) form used after να when talking about a single intended action: to do some reading/studying (as an event).
να διαβάζουμε (imperfective) would suggest to be studying/reading (as an ongoing habit or process). In invitations/plans for tonight, να διαβάσουμε is very common.

What tense is διαβάσουμε? Is it future?

It’s not a “tense” like English future; it’s a subjunctive form (triggered by να) built from the perfective stem. The future meaning comes from context (tonight) and from the verb want.
So it effectively means to read/study (tonight).

Does διαβάζω mean read or study?

Both, depending on context. διαβάζω can mean:

• read (a text), and
• study (for school/exams).
  With μαζί and a place/time, learners often interpret it as study together, but read together is also possible.

Who is included in διαβάσουμε? Is it “we” or “us”?

διαβάσουμε is 1st person plural (we). In this construction, English usually says us after want:

• Greek: Θέλεις να διαβάσουμε… (literally “Do you want that we read…”)
• Natural English: Do you want us to read/study…?
  So it includes the speaker + at least one other person.

Could I say Θέλεις να διαβάσεις… instead? What would change?

Yes. That changes the subject of the reading/studying:

• Θέλεις να διαβάσουμε…; = Do you want us to study/read (together)?
• Θέλεις να διαβάσεις…; = Do you want to study/read? (you, the other person)

Why is μαζί placed where it is? Can it move?

μαζί means together and is fairly flexible. You can place it:

• after the verb: να διαβάσουμε μαζί
• earlier for emphasis: να διαβάσουμε μαζί στο σαλόνι
• sometimes after the place: να διαβάσουμε στο σαλόνι μαζί (still understandable)
  The most natural here is να διαβάσουμε μαζί (verb + together).

What does στο σαλόνι mean grammatically?

στο is a contraction of σε + το = in/to the.
σαλόνι is living room / lounge.
So στο σαλόνι = in the living room.

Is σαλόνι always “living room”? Could it mean something else?

Usually σαλόνι means the living room at home. In some contexts it can also refer to a lounge/salon-type room (e.g., a formal sitting room), but living room is the default.

What does απόψε mean, and how is it different from σήμερα το βράδυ?

απόψε means tonight (specifically this evening/tonight).
σήμερα το βράδυ also means tonight, but it’s more explicit/literal: today in the evening.
Both are correct; απόψε is shorter and very common.

Does Greek word order matter here? Could I say Απόψε θέλεις να διαβάσουμε μαζί στο σαλόνι;

Yes, that’s fine. Greek word order is flexible because endings carry a lot of grammatical information. Moving Απόψε to the front emphasizes the time:

• Απόψε θέλεις…; = Tonight, do you want…?
  The original order is also natural and neutral.

How would the pronunciation/stress work for these words?

Key stress points (stressed syllable in caps):

• Θέ-λεις (THE-lis)
• να
• δια-ΒΑ-σου-με (dja-VA-soo-me)
• μα-ΖΙ
• στο
• σα-ΛΟ-νι
• α-ΠΟ-ψε
  The accent mark (τόνος) shows the stressed syllable: Θέλεις, διαβάσουμε, μαζί, σαλόνι, απόψε.

Could this be interpreted as an invitation? Is it polite?

Yes—this is a normal, friendly invitation/suggestion. With rising intonation it’s a polite question: Do you want us to study/read together in the living room tonight?
If you want it even softer, you could use μήπως:

• Μήπως θέλεις να διαβάσουμε μαζί…; = Would you maybe like to…?