Στο χωριό πίνουμε καθαρό νερό από την πηγή.

Στο is a contraction of σε + το.

• σε = in, at, to
• το = the for a neuter singular noun

So:

• σε το χωριό → στο χωριό

In this sentence, στο χωριό means in the village.

This kind of contraction is very common in Greek:

• σε + τη(ν) → στη(ν)
• σε + το → στο
• σε + τους → στους

Because χωριό is a neuter singular noun.

The dictionary form is το χωριό = the village.

After σε, Greek uses the accusative case, but for many neuter nouns, the nominative and accusative forms are identical. So:

• nominative: το χωριό
• accusative: το χωριό

That is why σε + το χωριό becomes στο χωριό.

Πίνουμε is the 1st person plural present tense of πίνω = to drink.

So πίνουμε means:

• we drink
• sometimes we are drinking, depending on context

In this sentence, it most naturally means we drink or we drink regularly.

A few forms of πίνω:

• πίνω = I drink
• πίνεις = you drink
• πίνει = he/she/it drinks
• πίνουμε = we drink
• πίνετε = you all drink
• πίνουν = they drink

Because Greek often drops subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows the subject.

Here, πίνουμε already tells you the subject is we.

So Greek does not need εμείς.

• Πίνουμε καθαρό νερό. = We drink clean water.
• Εμείς πίνουμε καθαρό νερό. = We drink clean water with extra emphasis on we

Greek does this very often:

• Μιλάω = I speak
• Τρέχεις = you run
• Βλέπουμε = we see

Καθαρό means clean.

It has this ending because it agrees with νερό.

• νερό is neuter singular
• so the adjective must also be neuter singular

That gives:

• καθαρός = masculine
• καθαρή = feminine
• καθαρό = neuter

Since νερό is neuter, Greek says:

• καθαρό νερό = clean water

This is adjective agreement: in Greek, adjectives match the noun in gender, number, and case.

Without the article, καθαρό νερό sounds more like clean water in a general or indefinite sense.

So:

• πίνουμε καθαρό νερό = we drink clean water

If you said:

• πίνουμε το καθαρό νερό

that would sound more like:

• we drink the clean water

That usually refers to some specific water already known in the context.

Greek uses articles a lot, but it can still leave them out in cases like this, especially when talking about something in a more general way.

Από την πηγή means from the spring or from the source.

• από = from
• την = the (feminine singular accusative)
• πηγή = spring / source

In this sentence, the natural meaning is from the spring, meaning a natural water spring.

So the whole phrase tells you where the water comes from:

• πίνουμε καθαρό νερό από την πηγή = we drink clean water from the spring

Because από is followed by the accusative case in Modern Greek.

The noun is:

• nominative: η πηγή = the spring
• accusative: την πηγή

So after από, Greek uses:

• από την πηγή

This is very common with prepositions in Modern Greek:

• σε + accusative
• από + accusative
• με + accusative

Πηγή can mean several related things:

• a natural spring of water
• a source in a general sense
• a source of information

In this sentence, because it talks about drinking water, the meaning is clearly spring.

Examples:

• πηγή νερού = water source / spring
• πηγή ενέργειας = source of energy
• ιστορική πηγή = historical source

No, Greek word order is often more flexible than English word order.

The sentence as given:

• Στο χωριό πίνουμε καθαρό νερό από την πηγή.

is natural and puts the setting first: In the village...

But Greek could also say:

• Πίνουμε καθαρό νερό από την πηγή στο χωριό.
• Καθαρό νερό πίνουμε στο χωριό από την πηγή.

These may sound slightly different in emphasis, but the core meaning stays similar.

The original version sounds natural because it begins with the place:

• Στο χωριό = In the village

It can technically do either, but in this sentence it most naturally means a general or habitual action:

• In the village, we drink clean water from the spring.

Greek present tense often covers both:

• we drink
• we are drinking

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

Here, because the sentence sounds like a general statement about village life, the habitual meaning is more likely.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

Sto hor-YO PEE-noo-me ka-tha-RO ne-RO a-PO tin pee-YEE

A few notes:

• χ in χωριό is a throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
• γ before η in πηγή sounds like a soft y-like sound to English ears
• Greek stress matters, and the written accent mark shows it:
  • χωριό
  • πίνουμε
  • καθαρό
  • νερό
  • πηγή

Yes. The preposition σε can mean:

• in
• at
• to

So στο χωριό could mean:

• in the village
• to the village

But the verb tells you which meaning is intended.

Here the verb is πίνουμε = we drink, which is not a motion verb, so στο χωριό must mean in the village, not to the village.

Compare:

• Μένουμε στο χωριό. = We live in the village.
• Πάμε στο χωριό. = We are going to the village.