Η γειτόνισσα έχει έναν παπαγάλο που φωνάζει πολύ το πρωί.

Η is the feminine singular definite article in the nominative case, so η γειτόνισσα means the neighbor (specifically, a female neighbor).

In Greek, common nouns referring to people often appear with the article in places where English might sometimes omit it. So η γειτόνισσα is the normal way to say the female neighbor as the subject of the sentence.

Also, γειτόνισσα is specifically feminine. The masculine form is γείτονας.

Έχει is the 3rd person singular present of έχω (to have).

So:

• έχω = I have
• έχεις = you have
• έχει = he/she/it has

Here it matches η γειτόνισσα, so it means she has.

Because παπαγάλο is the direct object of the verb έχει.

The dictionary form is:

• ο παπαγάλος = the parrot

But after has, Greek uses the accusative for the object:

• έναν παπαγάλο = a parrot

So both the article and the noun change:

• ένας παπαγάλος = a parrot (subject form / nominative)
• έναν παπαγάλο = a parrot (object form / accusative)

This is very common with masculine nouns in Greek.

Because the noun that follows, παπαγάλο, begins with π.

In Modern Greek, the final -ν in forms like έναν, τον, and την is kept before vowels and certain consonants, including π, τ, κ, μπ, ντ, γκ, ξ, ψ, τσ, τζ.

Since παπαγάλο starts with π, the correct form here is:

• έναν παπαγάλο

Here που is a relative word, meaning that, who, or which depending on the context.

So:

• έναν παπαγάλο που φωνάζει = a parrot that shouts / that makes noise

In Modern Greek, που is very commonly used to introduce relative clauses, and unlike English, it does not change form for who/which/that.

It describes τον παπαγάλο / έναν παπαγάλο — the parrot.

So the structure is:

• Η γειτόνισσα έχει έναν παπαγάλο
• που φωνάζει πολύ το πρωί

That second part tells us something about the parrot: it is the parrot that shouts a lot in the morning.

Even if English can sometimes feel ambiguous with that, Greek here is naturally understood as referring to the nearest suitable noun, παπαγάλο.

Φωνάζει comes from φωνάζω.

Its basic meanings include:

• to shout
• to call out
• to yell
• sometimes to make loud noise

With a parrot, it usually suggests that it is making a lot of noise, calling out, or squawking/screeching.

So it does not have to mean a human-style shouting only; it can also describe a noisy animal or bird.

Because here πολύ is an adverb, not an adjective.

It modifies the verb φωνάζει, so it means:

• φωνάζει πολύ = shouts a lot / is very noisy

Compare:

• πολύ = a lot, very much, much → adverb
• πολλή = much / a lot of (feminine adjective form) → used with feminine nouns

So in this sentence, we need the adverb πολύ.

Greek very often uses the article in time expressions.

So:

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

This is a very natural Greek pattern. Even though English does not use the in in the morning in the same way grammatically, Greek usually does.

In this sentence, it most naturally sounds habitual.

Because the verb is in the present tense and the sentence describes a general situation, φωνάζει πολύ το πρωί is understood as:

• it makes a lot of noise in the morning
• or even it makes a lot of noise every morning

So το πρωί can refer to the morning as a usual time when something happens, not necessarily one single morning.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order, because case endings and verb forms carry a lot of grammatical information.

The given sentence is a very natural, neutral order:

• Η γειτόνισσα έχει έναν παπαγάλο που φωνάζει πολύ το πρωί.

But other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

• Η γειτόνισσα έχει έναν παπαγάλο που το πρωί φωνάζει πολύ.
• Το πρωί, η γειτόνισσα έχει έναν παπαγάλο που φωνάζει πολύ.
  (less neutral, more marked)

The original version is probably the best one for a learner to use first.

Because in πρωί, the stress falls on the ί, so the vowels are pronounced separately:

• πρωί = pro-EE

This is not pronounced like a single English-style oi sound.

The written accent is important here. In Greek, when the second vowel in such a sequence carries the stress, it is pronounced separately. So πρωί has two syllables, not one.

A rough pronunciation guide would be:

ee yee-TOH-nee-sa EH-hee EH-nan pa-pa-GHA-lo poo fo-NAH-zee po-LEE to pro-EE

A few useful notes:

• γ before ε/ι sounds like a soft y-like sound, so γει- starts roughly like yee-
• χ in έχει is not an English h exactly; it is a softer throat/fricative sound
• γ in παπαγάλο is a voiced sound like a soft Greek gh
• φ is like English f
• stress matters a lot: γειτόνισσα, παπαγάλο, φωνάζει, πολύ, πρωί

Very often, yes.

For everyday Modern Greek, που is the most common and natural way to introduce a relative clause:

• ο άνθρωπος που... = the person who...
• το βιβλίο που... = the book that...
• έναν παπαγάλο που... = a parrot that...

So for learners, που is an extremely useful word to know. It works in many places where English chooses between who, which, and that.