Δεν μου αρέσει να κουβεντιάζω όταν έχει φασαρία, γιατί δεν ακούω καθαρά τι λέει ο άλλος.

In Greek, αρέσει works like pleases rather than like.

So:

• μου = to me
• αρέσει = is pleasing / pleases

That means Δεν μου αρέσει να κουβεντιάζω is literally something like Chatting is not pleasing to me, which is how Greek expresses I don’t like chatting.

This is a very common Greek pattern:

• Μου αρέσει ο καφές. = I like coffee.
• Μου αρέσει να διαβάζω. = I like reading.

In standard Greek, δεν comes before the verb phrase.

So you get:

• Δεν μου αρέσει
• δεν ακούω

Not:

• μου δεν αρέσει

The little word μου is a weak pronoun closely attached to the verb, so the negation goes in front of the whole verbal group. This is the normal pattern in Modern Greek.

Modern Greek does not use an infinitive the way English does. Instead, it usually uses να + a verb form.

So:

• να κουβεντιάζω = to chat / chatting

After verbs like αρέσει, θέλω, μπορώ, πρέπει, Greek normally uses να:

• Θέλω να φύγω. = I want to leave.
• Μπορώ να έρθω; = Can I come?
• Μου αρέσει να διαβάζω. = I like reading.

So here να κουβεντιάζω is the action that the speaker does not like.

This is about aspect, which is very important in Greek.

• να κουβεντιάζω = imperfective: chatting as an ongoing, repeated, or general activity
• να κουβεντιάσω = perfective: to have a chat once, as a single whole event

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a general preference:

• I don’t like chatting when it’s noisy

That is why the imperfective να κουβεντιάζω is the natural choice.

If you used να κουβεντιάσω, it would sound more like I don’t like to have a chat on a particular occasion or I don’t like to chat once/in one go, which is not really the idea here.

They are similar, but not exactly the same.

• κουβεντιάζω = chat, have a conversation, often informal and relaxed
• μιλάω = speak / talk, more general
• συζητάω = discuss, often a bit more focused or purposeful

So κουβεντιάζω fits well here because the sentence is about casual conversation, not just producing speech in general.

Greek often uses έχει impersonally to describe situations or conditions, especially everyday ones.

So έχει φασαρία means:

• there is noise
• it’s noisy
• there’s a racket / commotion

This is a very natural Greek pattern, similar to:

• Έχει ζέστη. = It’s hot.
• Έχει κίνηση. = There’s traffic.
• Έχει κόσμο. = There are lots of people.

So όταν έχει φασαρία is a normal idiomatic way to say when it’s noisy.

Φασαρία can mean:

• noise
• commotion
• racket
• disturbance
• sometimes even fuss

In this sentence, it means noisy surroundings or background noise that makes hearing difficult.

So it is not just any sound; it suggests a kind of distracting, unpleasant noise.

Here καθαρά is an adverb, and it means clearly.

So:

• δεν ακούω καθαρά = I can’t hear clearly

It comes from the adjective καθαρός = clean / clear, but in this sentence it is not describing a noun. It is describing how the speaker hears, so it must be an adverb.

With verbs of hearing or speaking, καθαρά often means:

• clearly
• distinctly

not literally cleanly.

τι λέει ο άλλος means what the other person is saying.

A few useful points:

• τι = what
• λέει = says / is saying
• ο άλλος = literally the other one, but here it means the other person

In conversation, ο άλλος is a very common way to refer to the person on the other side of the conversation.

Also, the article is important:

• ο άλλος = the other one / the other person
• άλλος by itself often means another or a different one

It can mean either, depending on context.

Greek present tense often covers both:

• English simple present: says
• English present continuous: is saying

So τι λέει ο άλλος could literally be either:

• what the other person says
• what the other person is saying

In this sentence, the natural English meaning is what the other person is saying, because the speaker is talking about hearing someone in a noisy situation right now or in that kind of situation generally.