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Μου means to me. Greek uses αρέσει in a structure that is closer to it is pleasing to me than to English I like.
So:
- Μου αρέσει = I like / literally it pleases me
- Σου αρέσει = you like
- Του/της αρέσει = he/she likes
That little word μου is very important, because it tells you who experiences the liking.
Because αρέσει agrees with the thing that is pleasing, not with the person.
In this sentence, the thing being liked is the whole action:
να περπατάω στο πάρκο το βράδυ = walking in the park at night
That whole action is treated as a single thing, so Greek uses αρέσει (3rd person singular).
Compare:
- Μου αρέσει το βιβλίο. = I like the book.
- Μου αρέσουν τα βιβλία. = I like the books.
So if the thing liked is singular, use αρέσει; if plural, use αρέσουν.