Τι θα έλεγες να πάμε στο πάρκο με τον σκύλο πριν βρέξει;

Literally, it means What would you say to... or What would you say if....

But as a set phrase, Τι θα έλεγες να... is a very natural way to make a suggestion in Greek, similar to:

• How about we... ?
• What do you say we... ?
• Would you like to... ?

So it is not really asking for an opinion about words; it is a polite suggestion formula.

Yes, έλεγες is the imperfect form of λέω.

But with θα, Greek often uses past forms to make something sound conditional, tentative, or polite:

• λες = you say / you think
• θα έλεγες = you would say

So here θα έλεγες does not mean past time. It gives the sentence a softer, more polite tone.

Compare:

• Τι λες να πάμε...; = How about we go...? more direct / casual
• Τι θα έλεγες να πάμε...; = What would you say to going...? softer / more tentative

Because after expressions like Τι θα έλεγες..., Greek normally uses να + verb.

This structure is extremely common in Greek when talking about:

• suggestions
• wishes
• intentions
• possibilities

So:

• να πάμε = that we go / for us to go

In natural English we usually do not translate να directly, but grammatically it is important in Greek.

Here πάμε is the aorist subjunctive form of πάω in the 1st person plural:

• πάω = I go
• να πάμε = for us to go / that we go

Even though aorist often makes learners think of the past, that is not what it means here. After να, the aorist usually shows aspect, not past time.

So να πάμε means a single, complete action: go to the park.

This is a question of aspect.

• να πάμε = perfective / one whole action
• να πηγαίνουμε = imperfective / ongoing, repeated, or habitual action

In this sentence, the speaker is suggesting one trip to the park, so να πάμε is the natural choice.

If you said να πηγαίνουμε, it would sound more like:

• going regularly
• going repeatedly
• focusing on the process rather than the single outing

στο is a contraction of:

• σε
  • το → στο

So:

• στο πάρκο = to the park or in the park

With πάμε, it is understood as to the park.

This kind of contraction is very common in Greek:

• σε + τον → στον
• σε + τη(ν) → στη(ν)
• σε + το → στο

Because the preposition με takes the accusative case.

The noun σκύλος is masculine, so:

• nominative: ο σκύλος = the dog
• accusative: τον σκύλο = the dog

After με, you need the accusative form:

• με τον σκύλο = with the dog

This is one of the places where Greek case endings matter.

Literally it means with the dog.

In context, it usually means bringing the dog along. English might sometimes say:

• go to the park with the dog
• take the dog to the park

Greek does not need a separate verb like take here.

If you specifically wanted to say walk the dog, Greek would more likely use something like:

• να βγάλουμε τον σκύλο βόλτα

So με τον σκύλο is broader and simply means the dog comes with us.

Because the rain has not happened yet. It is a future or anticipated event.

After πριν, Greek usually uses the subjunctive, often with the aorist when the event is seen as a single whole event:

• πριν βρέξει = before it rains

If you used βρέχει, that would be the present indicative form and would suggest it is raining, which does not fit the meaning here.

So βρέξει is correct because the speaker means before the rain starts / before it ends up raining.

βρέξει is the aorist subjunctive form of βρέχω in the 3rd person singular.

• βρέχει = it rains / it is raining
• να βρέξει = for it to rain
• πριν βρέξει = before it rains

Again, this is not past tense here. It is a non-past subjunctive form used after πριν.

Because weather verbs in Greek are usually impersonal.

English says:

• it rains

Greek simply says:

• βρέχει

There is no separate pronoun like English it. The verb by itself is enough.

So:

• πριν βρέξει literally means something like before rains, but natural English needs it: before it rains.

Yes. Both of these are possible:

• πριν βρέξει
• πριν να βρέξει

In modern Greek, the version without να is very common and natural, especially in everyday speech.

So the sentence as given sounds completely normal.

Because Greek usually leaves subject pronouns out when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

Here:

• έλεγες tells you it is you singular
• πάμε tells you it is we

So Greek does not need to say:

• εσύ θα έλεγες
• εμείς να πάμε

Those pronouns would only be added for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

For example, this would also be natural:

• Τι θα έλεγες να πάμε με τον σκύλο στο πάρκο πριν βρέξει;

The basic meaning stays the same. The difference is mostly about emphasis or what the speaker wants to highlight first.

In the original sentence, στο πάρκο comes before με τον σκύλο, but both orders are possible.