Θαυμάζω τη δασκάλα μου, γιατί εξηγεί δύσκολα πράγματα με απλό τρόπο.

Θαυμάζω is the 1st person singular present of the verb θαυμάζω.

So it means I admire or I am admiring.
Like many Greek present-tense verbs, it can cover both the simple and continuous idea that English often separates.

Because δασκάλα is the direct object of Θαυμάζω.

• η δασκάλα = the teacher as a subject (nominative)
• τη δασκάλα = the teacher as an object (accusative)

Greek marks this difference with the article, and sometimes with the noun ending too.

Yes. δασκάλα is the feminine form, so it means female teacher.

The masculine form is δάσκαλος.
In this sentence, Greek makes the teacher’s gender explicit, even if English just says teacher.

μου here means my, but in Greek this kind of possessive word usually comes after the noun.

So:

• η δασκάλα μου = my teacher
• το βιβλίο μου = my book

That is normal Greek word order. English puts my before the noun, but Greek usually puts μου after it.

Greek often drops subject pronouns because the verb form already gives enough information.

εξηγεί means he/she/it explains.
Here, from the context, we understand it means she explains, because the teacher is being talked about.

If you added αυτή, it would sound more emphatic, like she is the one who explains.

Here γιατί means because.

The same word γιατί can also mean why, but the context tells you which meaning is intended:

• Θαυμάζω τη δασκάλα μου, γιατί... = I admire my teacher, because...
• Γιατί γελάς; = Why are you laughing?

A useful extra point: in Greek, a question mark is written as ;, not ?.

Because δύσκολα is an adjective agreeing with πράγματα.

• πράγματα = things (neuter plural)
• δύσκολα = difficult (neuter plural, matching πράγματα)

So the adjective has to match the noun in gender, number, and case.

They are in the accusative plural, because they are the things that she explains.

A small detail that often confuses learners: for many neuter plural nouns and adjectives, the nominative and accusative forms are the same. So even though the form looks unchanged, the role in the sentence is still object.

Literally, it means with a simple way/manner.

In natural English, that becomes in a simple way.
This is a very common Greek structure:

• με = with
• απλό = simple
• τρόπο = way/manner

So the phrase describes how she explains things.

Yes. Greek could also say εξηγεί δύσκολα πράγματα απλά, meaning she explains difficult things simply.

But με απλό τρόπο is also very natural. It sounds a bit more explicit, because it uses the noun τρόπο = way/manner.

τη is a common shortened form of την.

In Modern Greek, the final -ν is often dropped before certain consonants, so τη δασκάλα is perfectly normal. You may also see την δασκάλα in some styles or regional usage, but τη δασκάλα is very common in everyday Greek.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order because case endings help show what each word is doing.

The given sentence is a neutral, natural order:

Θαυμάζω τη δασκάλα μου, γιατί εξηγεί δύσκολα πράγματα με απλό τρόπο.

But Greek can move parts around for emphasis. For example, Τη δασκάλα μου τη θαυμάζω... puts extra focus on my teacher.

Because γιατί εξηγεί δύσκολα πράγματα με απλό τρόπο is an explanatory clause: it gives the reason.

Greek usually separates that kind of clause with a comma, much like English often does with because clauses in similar contexts.

A few useful pronunciation points:

• Θ in Θαυμάζω sounds like th in think
• δ in δασκάλα sounds like th in this
• για in γιατί sounds roughly like ya
• ει in εξηγεί sounds like ee

Stress matters too, and the accent mark shows it:

• θαυμάζω
• δασκάλα
• εξηγεί
• δύσκολα
• απλό
• γιατί