Με τόση λιακάδα, η φίλη μου προτιμά να μένει κάτω από την ομπρέλα και να πίνει κρύο νερό.

Literally, it means with so much sunshine or with such sunny weather.

In Greek, με plus a noun can introduce the circumstances in which something happens. So here it sets the scene:

• Με τόση λιακάδα = With so much sun / In such sunny weather

A very natural English translation might be:

• In weather like this
• With so much sunshine
• When it’s this sunny

Because λιακάδα is a feminine singular noun, and τόση has to agree with it.

The word τόσος, τόση, τόσο means so much / so many / such a lot of, and it changes form depending on the noun:

• masculine: τόσος
• feminine: τόση
• neuter: τόσο

Since λιακάδα is feminine, Greek uses τόση:

• τόση λιακάδα = so much sunshine

Not exactly.

• ήλιος = the sun
• λιακάδα = sunshine, sunny weather, or bright sunny conditions

So λιακάδα refers more to the weather or the sunny atmosphere, not the sun as an object in the sky.

Compare:

• Έχει ήλιο. = It’s sunny / There is sun
• Έχει λιακάδα. = It’s sunny / There’s bright sunshine

In this sentence, λιακάδα is the more natural choice because it describes the overall weather conditions.

In Modern Greek, the usual way to say my friend is:

• η φίλη μου

Greek normally uses:

• article + noun + possessive pronoun

So:

• η φίλη μου = my female friend / my girlfriend
• το σπίτι μου = my house
• ο αδερφός μου = my brother

Putting μου before the noun is not the normal neutral pattern in everyday Modern Greek.

Yes. Η φίλη μου can mean either:

• my female friend
• my girlfriend

The context decides which meaning is intended.

If Greek speakers want to make it completely clear that they mean a romantic partner, they may also say:

• η κοπέλα μου = my girlfriend

But η φίλη μου can definitely be understood romantically in the right context.

Because in Greek, verbs like προτιμώ often take a να-clause to express what someone prefers to do.

So:

• προτιμά να μένει = she prefers to stay
• προτιμά να πίνει = she prefers to drink

English uses to + verb, but Greek usually uses να + finite verb in this kind of structure.

A useful pattern is:

• προτιμώ να + verb = I prefer to + verb

This is a question of aspect, which is very important in Greek.

• να μένει, να πίνει = imperfective aspect
• να μείνει, να πιει = perfective aspect

Here, the imperfective is used because the sentence describes a general preference, something habitual or ongoing:

• she prefers staying under the umbrella
• she prefers drinking cold water

It is not about one single completed action. It is about what she generally likes to do in these conditions.

So:

• προτιμά να μένει... και να πίνει... = a repeated or typical preference

If you used να μείνει / να πιει, it would sound more like a single specific occasion.

Because in Greek, when two verbs are coordinated, it is normal to repeat να before each verb:

• να μένει ... και να πίνει ...

This is the standard pattern and the safest one for learners to use.

So Greek prefers:

• προτιμά να μένει κάτω από την ομπρέλα και να πίνει κρύο νερό

rather than trying to let one να cover both verbs.

Here it means stays or remains, not lives.

The verb μένω can mean both:

• live somewhere
• stay / remain somewhere

Examples:

• Μένω στην Αθήνα. = I live in Athens.
• Μένω κάτω από την ομπρέλα. = I stay under the umbrella.

The phrase κάτω από την ομπρέλα clearly shows that μένει here means stays.

Κάτω από means under or below.

So:

• κάτω από την ομπρέλα = under the umbrella

In Modern Greek, από takes the accusative, so η ομπρέλα becomes την ομπρέλα.

You can think of it like this:

• dictionary form: η ομπρέλα
• after από: την ομπρέλα

Because νερό is a neuter noun.

The adjective must agree with the noun:

• masculine: κρύος
• feminine: κρύα
• neuter: κρύο

So:

• κρύο νερό = cold water

This is standard adjective agreement in Greek.

Because the sentence is talking about cold water in a general, indefinite sense, not a specific previously identified water.

So Greek says:

• να πίνει κρύο νερό = to drink cold water

If you said το κρύο νερό, that would usually mean the cold water, referring to something specific.

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order, and this phrase is placed first to set the scene.

So the sentence begins with the weather condition:

• Με τόση λιακάδα, ...

This is similar to English openings like:

• With so much sunshine, ...
• In this kind of weather, ...

Putting it first gives it emphasis and makes it the background for the rest of the sentence. The comma also helps mark that introductory phrase.