Το βράδυ χαζεύω τη θάλασσα από το μπαλκόνι.

Χαζεύω is more than just look at. In this sentence it suggests something like:

• I gaze at
• I stare at
• I watch idly
• I sit and admire

It often has a relaxed, dreamy, slightly absent-minded feeling. So Το βράδυ χαζεύω τη θάλασσα sounds like peacefully gazing at the sea, not just briefly seeing it.

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb χαζεύω already means I gaze / I watch, because the ending -ω marks first person singular.

So:

• χαζεύω = I gaze
• εγώ χαζεύω = I gaze with extra emphasis on I

You would add εγώ only if you want contrast or emphasis.

Το βράδυ means in the evening or at night / in the evening, depending on context.

Greek very often puts a time expression at the beginning of the sentence to set the scene:

• Το βράδυ χαζεύω τη θάλασσα... = In the evening, I gaze at the sea...

This word order feels natural and common.

Greek often uses the accusative without a preposition for time expressions.

So το βράδυ literally looks like the evening, but functionally it means:

• in the evening
• at night
• during the evening

This is a very common pattern in Greek:

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

Because θάλασσα is the direct object of the verb.

The basic dictionary form is:

• η θάλασσα = the sea as the subject

But after a verb like χαζεύω, you need the accusative:

• τη θάλασσα = the sea as the object

So:

• Η θάλασσα είναι όμορφη. = The sea is beautiful.
• Χαζεύω τη θάλασσα. = I gaze at the sea.

In Modern Greek, the final -ν in words like τη(ν) is often dropped before certain consonants.

So both forms exist in principle, but the usual standard form here is:

• τη θάλασσα

This happens because θ is one of the consonants before which the final -ν is commonly omitted.

A simple learner rule:

• keep -ν before vowels and sounds like κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ and similar groups
• often drop it before other consonants

So:

• την ακτή is common
• τη θάλασσα is common

Yes, literally it means from the balcony.

In English, from can sound like movement away from somewhere, but here it means from that viewing position. So the idea is:

• I gaze at the sea from the balcony
• meaning while being on the balcony / using the balcony as my vantage point

Greek often uses από this way to show the place from which you see or do something.

Yes, but the meaning shifts slightly.

• από το μπαλκόνι = from the balcony, emphasizing the viewpoint
• στο μπαλκόνι = on the balcony, emphasizing the location

So:

• Χαζεύω τη θάλασσα από το μπαλκόνι = I watch the sea from the balcony
• Χαζεύω τη θάλασσα στο μπαλκόνι = I watch the sea while on the balcony

Both can work, but από το μπαλκόνι is especially natural when the balcony is the place you are looking out from.

Grammatically it is present tense, but in Greek the present can cover both:

• a habitual action: I gaze at the sea in the evening
• an ongoing action: I’m gazing at the sea in the evening

Without extra context, this sentence usually sounds more habitual or descriptive:

• In the evening, I gaze at the sea from the balcony.

If someone were describing what they are doing right now, context would make that clear.

No, Greek word order is fairly flexible.

This sentence starts with Το βράδυ to highlight the time. But other orders are also possible:

• Το βράδυ χαζεύω τη θάλασσα από το μπαλκόνι.
• Χαζεύω τη θάλασσα από το μπαλκόνι το βράδυ.
• Από το μπαλκόνι χαζεύω τη θάλασσα το βράδυ.

These all mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis changes.

The given version sounds natural because it begins by setting the scene: in the evening.

Greek uses the definite article more often than English.

Here each article has a natural reason:

• το βράδυ = a fixed time expression meaning in the evening
• τη θάλασσα = the direct object, the sea
• το μπαλκόνι = a specific balcony, the balcony

Greek often sounds more article-heavy than English, so learners should get used to articles appearing where English might use fewer or none.

A rough guide is:

to VRA-thi ha-ZE-vo ti THA-la-sa a-PO to bal-KO-ni

A few key sounds:

• βρ in βράδυ: the β is like English v
• θ in θάλασσα: like th in thin
• χ in χαζεύω: not English h; it is a rough sound, like German Bach or Scottish loch
• stress matters:
  • βράδυ
  • χαζεύω
  • θάλασσα
  • μπαλκόνι

So the rhythm is very roughly:

to VRA-thi ha-ZE-vo ti THA-la-sa a-PO to bal-KO-ni