Η αποσκευή μου δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα, αλλά η χειραποσκευή είναι εδώ.

They refer to two different kinds of luggage:

• αποσκευή = baggage/luggage, often especially checked baggage
• χειραποσκευή = carry-on baggage / hand luggage

The word χειραποσκευή is built from:

• χέρι = hand
• αποσκευή = baggage

So it literally means something like hand baggage.

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

Both αποσκευή and χειραποσκευή are feminine nouns, so they take η in the nominative singular:

• η αποσκευή
• η χειραποσκευή

So this is just normal article-noun agreement.

In Greek, unstressed possessive pronouns like μου (my) usually come after the noun:

• η αποσκευή μου = my baggage
• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• η φίλη μου = my friend

This is the normal pattern in Modern Greek.

If you want extra emphasis, Greek can use δικός/δική/δικό:

• η δική μου αποσκευή = my baggage / my own baggage

But in the sentence you gave, η αποσκευή μου is the natural everyday phrasing.

δεν έχει φτάσει means has not arrived.

It is made of:

• δεν = not
• έχει = has
• φτάσει = arrived

This is the Modern Greek present perfect pattern:

• έχω + perfective form

So:

• έχει φτάσει = has arrived
• δεν έχει φτάσει = has not arrived

It expresses a present result: the baggage is still not here.

Because after έχω in this perfect construction, Greek uses the special verb form φτάσει.

Compare:

• φτάνει = arrives / is arriving (present)
• έφτασε = arrived (simple past)
• έχει φτάσει = has arrived (present perfect)

So in this sentence, φτάσει is the form required after έχει.

Because δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα strongly matches the English idea hasn’t arrived yet.

It focuses on the current situation:

• the baggage is still missing now

By contrast, δεν έφτασε ακόμα may also be heard, but δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα is very natural when talking about something that should have arrived by now but hasn’t.

So this sentence uses the tense that best highlights the present result.

Here ακόμα means yet.

So:

• δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα = has not arrived yet

Depending on context, ακόμα can also mean still or even more, but in negative sentences like this one it very often means yet.

You may also see ακόμη, which is a more formal or alternative spelling/pronunciation of the same word.

That is a very natural position in Greek.

Greek word order is more flexible than English, but:

• δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα

is the most straightforward way to say hasn’t arrived yet.

Putting ακόμα elsewhere may still be possible in some contexts, but this placement is the standard and easiest one to learn first.

Because the second clause is describing a state/location, not the action of arriving.

• η χειραποσκευή είναι εδώ = the carry-on is here

This means the carry-on baggage is already present.

You could also say:

• η χειραποσκευή μου έχει φτάσει = my carry-on has arrived

But είναι εδώ sounds very natural because the speaker is emphasizing the current fact: it’s here.

Yes. Αλλά means but, and it is the normal, everyday conjunction for contrasting two ideas:

• Η αποσκευή μου δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα, αλλά η χειραποσκευή είναι εδώ.
• My baggage hasn’t arrived yet, but my carry-on is here.

Very common and very useful word.

It could be repeated, but it doesn’t have to be.

The sentence says:

• Η αποσκευή μου δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα, αλλά η χειραποσκευή είναι εδώ.

This is understood naturally as my baggage ... but the carry-on is here, and in context it will usually mean my carry-on.

If you want to be fully explicit, you can say:

• ..., αλλά η χειραποσκευή μου είναι εδώ.

Both are possible. Omitting the second μου avoids repetition when the meaning is obvious.

It is common, especially in travel, airport, and official contexts.

A learner should know that:

• αποσκευή = baggage/luggage
• βαλίτσα = suitcase

So if you are speaking specifically about an airport bag that has been checked in, αποσκευή is a very appropriate word.

In casual everyday speech, people may also say things like:

• η βαλίτσα μου
• τα πράγματά μου depending on what exactly they mean.

Yes, very close.

At airports, χειραποσκευή is the standard word for:

• carry-on bag
• hand luggage
• cabin baggage

So if you are traveling, it is a very practical word to know.

Yes, but here the speaker is talking about one checked item and one carry-on item, so the singular makes sense:

• η αποσκευή = the baggage item / the checked bag
• η χειραποσκευή = the carry-on bag

Greek can use plural forms too:

• οι αποσκευές μου = my bags / my luggage
• οι χειραποσκευές = the carry-on bags

But in your sentence, singular is perfectly natural.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

ee apothikeví moo then Ékhee FTÁsee akóma, alá ee kheirapothikeví Íne ethó

A few helpful notes:

• η sounds like ee
• δεν sounds like then with a soft th as in this
• χ is a throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
• Stress matters:
  • αποσκευή
  • χειραποσκευή
  • έχει
  • φτάσει
  • ακόμα
  • εδώ

Greek word order is somewhat flexible, but this version is very natural and neutral:

• Η αποσκευή μου δεν έχει φτάσει ακόμα, αλλά η χειραποσκευή είναι εδώ.

You might hear variations for emphasis, but as a learner this is an excellent standard pattern to remember:

• subject
• negation + verb
• ακόμα
• contrast with αλλά
• second subject + είναι εδώ

So yes, the order can vary somewhat, but the sentence as written is a very good model.

Yes, often you could.

• έχει φτάσει = has arrived
• έχει έρθει = has come

In this context, both can work, but φτάσει is especially appropriate for baggage, flights, deliveries, and anything that reaches a destination.

So for airport luggage, έχει φτάσει is an excellent choice.

Probably these three things:

1. Possession

   • η αποσκευή μου = my baggage

2. Negation with the present perfect

   • δεν έχει φτάσει = has not arrived

3. Basic contrast

   • ..., αλλά ... = ..., but ...

So this one sentence is a very useful model for talking about travel problems:

• My X hasn’t arrived yet, but my Y is here.