Η παλάμη μου είναι καλά τώρα, αλλά η φτέρνα μου πονάει όταν περπατάω πολύ.

My palm is fine now, but my heel hurts when I walk a lot.

Breakdown of Η παλάμη μου είναι καλά τώρα, αλλά η φτέρνα μου πονάει όταν περπατάω πολύ.

• είμαι: to be
• τώρα: now
• μου: my
• αλλά: but

Questions & Answers about Η παλάμη μου είναι καλά τώρα, αλλά η φτέρνα μου πονάει όταν περπατάω πολύ.

What do παλάμη and φτέρνα mean exactly?

παλάμη means the palm of the hand.

φτέρνα means the heel.

So this sentence is talking about two body parts:

• η παλάμη μου = my palm
• η φτέρνα μου = my heel

Why is there η before both παλάμη and φτέρνα?

η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

Both παλάμη and φτέρνα are:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative here, because they are the subjects of their clauses

So:

• η παλάμη = the palm
• η φτέρνα = the heel

Greek normally uses the definite article much more often than English does, especially with body parts.

Why does Greek say η παλάμη μου and η φτέρνα μου with both the article and μου?