Αναστενάζω όταν βλέπω τόσα πολλά email το πρωί.

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

So Αναστενάζω already means I sigh, and βλέπω already means I see. The verb ending tells you the subject.

• Αναστενάζω = I sigh
• βλέπω = I see

You could say Εγώ αναστενάζω... but that would usually add emphasis, like I’m the one who sighs... or I sigh... in contrast to someone else.

Αναστενάζω means I sigh.

The present tense in Greek can be used very much like in English for:

• habitual actions: I sigh when...
• repeated actions: Whenever this happens, I sigh
• actions happening now, depending on context

In this sentence, it most naturally means a habitual/repeated reaction: I sigh when I see so many emails in the morning.

So it is not necessarily describing one specific morning; it can describe a usual pattern.

Because the sentence describes something that generally happens.

όταν means when, and with the present tense it often refers to:

• something habitual
• something that happens whenever a situation occurs

So:

• όταν βλέπω... = when I see... / whenever I see...

This is similar to English sentences like:

• I get tired when I work late.
• I smile when I hear that song.

Greek does not need a special tense here; the present works well for this repeated meaning.

Yes, όταν usually means when.

In sentences like this, it introduces a time clause:

• Αναστενάζω όταν βλέπω...
• I sigh when I see...

It can sometimes also feel like whenever, depending on context. Here, that is a very natural interpretation:

• I sigh whenever I see so many emails in the morning.

So όταν can cover both when and whenever in everyday Greek, depending on what the sentence is describing.

They are close in meaning, but together they add emphasis.

• τόσα = so many / that many
• πολλά = many / a lot of

So τόσα πολλά email means something like:

• so many emails
• so very many emails
• such a lot of emails

Using both is very natural in Greek and sounds more expressive than just πολλά email.

Compare:

• πολλά email = many emails
• τόσα πολλά email = so many emails

Both words are in the neuter plural accusative form, because they describe email, which is treated here as a neuter plural object.

Breakdown:

• τόσα = neuter plural of τόσος
• πολλά = neuter plural of πολύς

They agree with email in number and gender as Greek uses it here.

Since βλέπω takes a direct object, the object appears in the accusative:

• βλέπω τόσα πολλά email = I see so many emails

Because email is a common loanword in modern Greek, and many speakers write it just as email.

You may also see:

• ιμέιλ (Greek spelling of the sound)
• less commonly more formal alternatives in specific contexts

In everyday modern usage, email is extremely common and natural.

So this sentence sounds very normal.

Very often, no. In everyday Greek, email is commonly treated as an indeclinable borrowed noun, meaning its form stays the same.

So you may see:

• το email = the email
• τα email = the emails

And without the article:

• ένα email = one email
• πολλά email = many emails

The plural is shown by the article, adjectives, or context rather than by changing the noun itself.

That is exactly what is happening in:

• τόσα πολλά email

The noun stays email, while τόσα πολλά shows that it is plural.

In Greek, expressions of time often use the article.

So:

• το πρωί = in the morning
• το βράδυ = in the evening / at night
• το μεσημέρι = at noon / in the midday period

This is very normal Greek usage. The article does not necessarily mean the in a strong English sense here; it is just part of the standard time expression.

So:

• το πρωί = in the morning

Literally, it is the morning, but in this kind of sentence it functions like in the morning.

Greek often uses a simple noun phrase with the article where English would use a prepositional phrase.

So:

• Αναστενάζω... το πρωί = I sigh... in the morning

This is one of those places where you should learn the Greek expression as a chunk:

• το πρωί = in the morning
• το βράδυ = in the evening / at night

The sentence is:

Αναστενάζω όταν βλέπω τόσα πολλά email το πρωί.

A natural breakdown is:

• Αναστενάζω = I sigh
• όταν βλέπω = when I see
• τόσα πολλά email = so many emails
• το πρωί = in the morning

So the structure is roughly:

Verb + when-clause + object + time expression

Greek word order is more flexible than English, though, because endings and agreement often make the roles clear.

For example, you could also hear variations such as:

• Το πρωί αναστενάζω όταν βλέπω τόσα πολλά email.

That would put extra focus on in the morning.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• Αναστενάζω = ah-nah-steh-NA-zo
• όταν = O-tan
• βλέπω = VLE-po
• τόσα = TO-sa
• πολλά = po-LA
• email = often pronounced roughly i-MEIL
• το πρωί = to pro-I

A rough full reading: ah-nah-steh-NA-zo O-tan VLE-po TO-sa po-LA i-MEIL to pro-I

A few useful points:

• β sounds like English v
• ζ sounds like z
• αι usually sounds like e
• οι / ει / η / ι / υ usually sound like ee
• Stress matters a lot in Greek, so pay attention to the accented syllables

In theory, the Greek present tense can sometimes correspond to English I am ...-ing, but in this sentence the most natural meaning is the habitual one:

I sigh when I see so many emails in the morning.

Because of όταν and the general situation, it sounds like a repeated experience, not a description of one exact moment.

If the speaker wanted to strongly emphasize that it is happening right now, Greek would usually rely on context or add extra words.

Yes, it sounds natural and idiomatic.

A Greek speaker might say it exactly like this to express annoyance or tiredness about checking messages in the morning.

The most natural English translation would be something like:

• I sigh when I see so many emails in the morning.
• I sigh whenever I see so many emails in the morning.

The combination Αναστενάζω + όταν βλέπω + τόσα πολλά email sounds very normal in spoken and written modern Greek.