Η φίλη μου λέει ότι όταν φοράει τακούνια, προσέχει πολύ σε κάθε στροφή και ανεβαίνει τη σκάλα πιο αργά.

My friend says that when she wears heels, she is very careful at every turn and goes up the stairs more slowly.

Breakdown of Η φίλη μου λέει ότι όταν φοράει τακούνια, προσέχει πολύ σε κάθε στροφή και ανεβαίνει τη σκάλα πιο αργά.

• και: and
• πολύ: very
• η φίλη: the female friend
• μου: my

Questions & Answers about Η φίλη μου λέει ότι όταν φοράει τακούνια, προσέχει πολύ σε κάθε στροφή και ανεβαίνει τη σκάλα πιο αργά.

Why is it Η φίλη μου and not just φίλη μου?

In Greek, the definite article is very commonly used with possessives.

So Η φίλη μου literally looks like the friend my, but it simply means my friend.

This is normal Greek structure:

• ο φίλος μου = my friend
• η αδερφή μου = my sister
• το σπίτι μου = my house

Leaving out the article is possible in some special contexts, but the normal full form here is Η φίλη μου.

What does μου mean here? Is it my or to me?

Here μου means my.

Greek uses the same weak form μου for:

• my as a possessive
• to me as an indirect object

Context tells you which one it is.

In Η φίλη μου, it is attached to a noun, so it is possessive:

• η φίλη μου = my friend

With a verb, it could mean to me:

• μου λέει = she tells me

Why is there no word for she before λέει, φοράει, προσέχει, and ανεβαίνει?