Στο λεωφορείο χαζεύω συχνά από το παράθυρο, αντί να κοιτάω συνέχεια το κινητό μου.

Στο λεωφορείο means on the bus or in the bus in this context.

It is a contraction of:

• σε = in / at / on
• το = the

So:

• σε το λεωφορείο → στο λεωφορείο

Starting the sentence with this phrase sets the scene first: On the bus, I often... Greek often moves time/place expressions to the front very naturally.

Χαζεύω is a very common everyday verb, but it does not mean simply look in a neutral way.

Here it suggests something like:

• stare out
• gaze
• look absentmindedly
• daydream while looking
• zone out looking at something

So in this sentence, χαζεύω από το παράθυρο gives the idea of casually gazing out the window, not actively examining something.

That is why it contrasts nicely with κοιτάω το κινητό μου.

Yes, από usually means from, but in Greek βλέπω / κοιτάω / χαζεύω από το παράθυρο is a normal way to say look out the window or look through the window.

So χαζεύω από το παράθυρο literally feels like:

• I gaze from/through the window

In natural English, we usually translate it as:

• I often gaze out the window

Greek uses από here idiomatically.

Συχνά means often.

Greek word order is flexible, so συχνά can move around more than often usually can in English. In this sentence:

• χαζεύω συχνά = I often gaze / I gaze often

This placement is very natural. You could also hear:

• Συχνά χαζεύω από το παράθυρο...

That would put a little more emphasis on often.

They are both related to looking, but they are not the same.

• χαζεύω = gaze, stare absentmindedly, look around idly
• κοιτάω = look at

So:

• χαζεύω από το παράθυρο = I gaze out the window
• κοιτάω το κινητό μου = I look at my phone

The sentence contrasts a relaxed, drifting kind of looking with a more direct, focused looking.

Αντί να means instead of followed by a verb.

So:

• αντί να κοιτάω συνέχεια το κινητό μου = instead of constantly looking at my phone

This is a very common Greek structure:

• αντί να + verb

Examples:

• Αντί να διαβάζει, βλέπει τηλεόραση.
• Αντί να μιλάς, άκου.

It introduces the action that is being avoided or replaced.

After να, Greek uses the form traditionally called the subjunctive, but in Modern Greek this often looks identical to the present tense form.

So:

• να κοιτάω

does not mean a special different tense by itself here; it is just the normal form used after να.

Also, κοιτάω and κοιτάζω are both used in Modern Greek. They are basically equivalent in meaning here:

• κοιτάω
• κοιτάζω

Likewise, you may also see:

• να κοιτάζω

Both are natural.

They are in the present imperfective, which is the normal choice for:

• habitual actions
• repeated actions
• general behavior

This sentence describes what the speaker often does on the bus, not a one-time event.

So the sense is:

• I often do this
• I usually do this

That is why the present is used.

Here συνέχεια means:

• constantly
• all the time
• continuously

So:

• κοιτάω συνέχεια το κινητό μου = I keep looking at my phone all the time

Learners often first meet συνέχεια as a noun meaning continuation or sequel, but in everyday speech it is also very commonly used adverbially to mean constantly.

Το κινητό μου is the normal way to say my phone.

Structure:

• το κινητό = the phone
• μου = my

In Greek, possessive pronouns like μου, σου, του, της usually come after the noun:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• η φίλη σου = your friend
• το σπίτι τους = their house

So το κινητό μου is exactly what you would expect.

In a sentence like this, the comma is very natural because αντί να... adds a contrasting phrase:

• Στο λεωφορείο χαζεύω συχνά από το παράθυρο, αντί να κοιτάω συνέχεια το κινητό μου.

The comma helps separate the main idea from the contrast: I often look out the window, instead of looking at my phone.

In casual writing, punctuation can vary a little, but this comma is standard and helpful.

Yes. In context, στο λεωφορείο is often best understood as:

• on the bus
• when I’m on the bus
• while riding the bus

Greek σε / στο is broad and often covers meanings that English splits into in, on, at, or even during depending on context.

So you should translate it naturally, not too literally.

It sounds very natural and everyday spoken/written Greek.

Especially conversational are:

• χαζεύω
• κοιτάω
• συνέχεια
• το κινητό μου

Nothing here is especially formal or literary. It is exactly the kind of sentence a native speaker might say in normal conversation.

Yes. Greek allows several natural variations, for example:

• Στο λεωφορείο συχνά χαζεύω από το παράθυρο, αντί να κοιτάω συνέχεια το κινητό μου.
• Συχνά στο λεωφορείο χαζεύω από το παράθυρο...
• Αντί να κοιτάω συνέχεια το κινητό μου, στο λεωφορείο χαζεύω συχνά από το παράθυρο.

The basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis changes slightly depending on what comes first. The original version sounds very natural and balanced.