Όταν γυρίζω κουρασμένος από τη δουλειά, λαχταράω λίγη ηρεμία και έναν ζεστό καφέ.

Όταν means when. It introduces a time clause:

• Όταν γυρίζω κουρασμένος από τη δουλειά = When I come back tired from work

In Greek, όταν is very commonly used for both:

• a specific time in the future or past, depending on context
• repeated or habitual situations, like in this sentence

Here it means something like whenever / when I come home tired from work.

Γυρίζω is the present tense of γυρίζω, meaning I return / I come back.

Greek often uses the present tense for habitual actions, just like English can do:

• When I come home from work, ...
• Whenever I get back from work, ...

So this sentence is not necessarily about one specific moment happening right now. It describes a usual situation.

Also, γυρίζω can mean:

• I turn
• I return / come back

Here, because of από τη δουλειά (from work), the meaning is clearly I come back / return.

Κουρασμένος means tired, but it is actually a form of an adjective/participle that must agree with the person it describes.

Here it describes the speaker, I, and the form used is:

• κουρασμένος = masculine singular
• κουρασμένη = feminine singular
• κουρασμένο = neuter singular

So if a man is speaking, κουρασμένος is correct.

For example:

• Όταν γυρίζω κουρασμένος... = said by a man
• Όταν γυρίζω κουρασμένη... = said by a woman

Even though Greek often omits the pronoun εγώ, the adjective still shows gender.

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows the person.

• γυρίζω = I return
• λαχταράω = I long for / crave

So εγώ is unnecessary here unless the speaker wants emphasis:

• Εγώ γυρίζω κουρασμένος... = I come back tired...
  This sounds more emphatic, like contrasting with someone else.

In normal speech, Greek usually prefers leaving the pronoun out.

Από means from, and τη δουλειά means the work / the job.

So:

• από τη δουλειά = from work

A few useful details:

• δουλειά is a feminine noun
• after από, Greek uses the accusative in modern Greek
• τη is the accusative singular feminine form of the definite article

You may also see στη δουλειά = to/at work and από τη δουλειά = from work.

Yes, λαχταράω is usually stronger and more vivid than simply θέλω (I want).

It can mean:

• I long for
• I crave
• I yearn for

In this sentence, it gives the idea that after coming home tired, the speaker really strongly desires:

• a little peace and quiet
• a warm coffee

So λαχταράω adds emotion and intensity.

Because ηρεμία is a feminine noun, the word λίγος / λίγη / λίγο must agree with it.

Here are the forms:

• λίγος = masculine
• λίγη = feminine
• λίγο = neuter

Since ηρεμία is feminine:

• λίγη ηρεμία = a little peace/quiet

This is a very common pattern in Greek: quantity words and adjectives often agree with the noun they modify.

This phrase is in the accusative, because it is the object of λαχταράω.

The noun is:

• ο καφές = the coffee (masculine)

In the accusative singular, it becomes:

• τον καφέ = the coffee
• έναν καφέ = a coffee

And the adjective must match:

• ζεστός = masculine nominative
• ζεστό = masculine accusative

So:

• έναν ζεστό καφέ = a warm coffee

This is a good example of how both the article and adjective change form to match the noun’s gender, number, and case.

Because the two noun phrases work differently.

• λίγη ηρεμία already has the quantity word λίγη (a little), so no article is needed.
• έναν ζεστό καφέ uses the indefinite article έναν (a).

So the structure is:

• λαχταράω λίγη ηρεμία = I crave a little peace/quiet
• και έναν ζεστό καφέ = and a warm coffee

Greek often uses no article with abstract nouns like ηρεμία, especially when they are made indefinite by a word like λίγη.

Both are in the accusative, because they are the direct objects of λαχταράω.

• λαχταράω λίγη ηρεμία
• λαχταράω έναν ζεστό καφέ

In modern Greek, direct objects usually appear in the accusative.

You can see this more clearly with καφές:

• nominative: ο καφές
• accusative: τον καφέ / έναν καφέ

With ηρεμία, the nominative and accusative singular happen to look the same:

• nominative: η ηρεμία
• accusative: την ηρεμία

So even though ηρεμία does not change visibly here, it is still functioning as an accusative object.

The comma separates the introductory when-clause from the main clause.

• Όταν γυρίζω κουρασμένος από τη δουλειά, = subordinate time clause
• λαχταράω λίγη ηρεμία και έναν ζεστό καφέ. = main clause

This is similar to English punctuation in sentences like:

• When I come home tired from work, I crave some peace and a hot coffee.

Greek often uses a comma in this kind of structure.

The sentence is natural as it stands, but Greek word order is fairly flexible.

The original order:

• Όταν γυρίζω κουρασμένος από τη δουλειά, λαχταράω λίγη ηρεμία και έναν ζεστό καφέ.

This sounds neutral and natural.

But Greek can move things around for emphasis. For example:

• Λίγη ηρεμία και έναν ζεστό καφέ λαχταράω όταν γυρίζω κουρασμένος από τη δουλειά.

That version is grammatical, but more marked and less neutral. It emphasizes what the speaker craves.

So yes, the order can change, but the original is the best normal phrasing for a learner to model.

Yes. Ζεστός can cover both warm and hot, depending on context.

So:

• έναν ζεστό καφέ can mean a warm coffee
• or more naturally in many contexts, a hot coffee

The exact English choice depends on how you want to express it, but the Greek itself is completely normal.

Γυρίζω is very natural here and commonly means come back / return.

Another possible verb is:

• επιστρέφω = I return

But επιστρέφω is usually a bit more formal or neutral, while γυρίζω often sounds more everyday and conversational.

So:

• Όταν γυρίζω από τη δουλειά... = very natural spoken Greek
• Όταν επιστρέφω από τη δουλειά... = also correct, but slightly less casual

For this sentence, γυρίζω is a very good choice.