Learn Hardcore Greek: Νιώθω ότι μαθαίνω πιο εύκολα ελληνικά όταν μιλάω για καθημερινά πράγματα, όπως ένα σάντουιτς, μια σαλάτα με φέτα ή ένα μπολ με φρούτα. - I feel that I learn Greek more easily when I talk about everyday things, like a sandwich, a salad with feta, or a bowl of fruit.

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Νιώθω ότι μαθαίνω πιο εύκολα ελληνικά όταν μιλάω για καθημερινά πράγματα, όπως ένα σάντουιτς, μια σαλάτα με φέτα ή ένα μπολ με φρούτα.

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I feel that I learn Greek more easily when I talk about everyday things, like a sandwich, a salad with feta, or a bowl of fruit.

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Breakdown of Νιώθω ότι μαθαίνω πιο εύκολα ελληνικά όταν μιλάω για καθημερινά πράγματα, όπως ένα σάντουιτς, μια σαλάτα με φέτα ή ένα μπολ με φρούτα.

Why does the sentence start with Νιώθω ότι...? What exactly does ότι do here?

Ότι means that and introduces a clause, just like in English:

So Νιώθω = I feel, and ότι μαθαίνω πιο εύκολα ελληνικά... is the idea being felt.

A useful pattern is:

In everyday English, we often drop that. Greek can also sometimes omit ότι, but here it sounds very natural.

Why is it μαθαίνω and not θα μάθω or έμαθα?

Because the sentence is talking about a general, ongoing experience, not a single completed event.

Here the speaker means something like:

I feel that I learn Greek more easily when I talk about everyday things.

That is a general truth or repeated situation, so the present tense is the normal choice.

Why is it πιο εύκολα? Is that an adjective or an adverb?