Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί.

Because ψίχα is the direct object of the verb τρώω (I eat), so it has to be in the accusative case.

• η ψίχα = nominative, used for the subject
• την ψίχα = accusative, used for the object

So:

• Η ψίχα είναι μαλακή. = The crumb/inside is soft.
• Τρώω την ψίχα. = I eat the crumb/inside.

Since the speaker is eating it, Greek uses την ψίχα.

Here ψίχα means the soft inside part of the bread, not the crust.

A very useful contrast is:

• η ψίχα = the soft inside, the crumb
• η κόρα = the crust

So the sentence means that the speaker eats only the soft inside of the bread.

Also, note that ψίχα is singular here. It does not mean scattered little crumbs on the table. For that, Greek often uses ψίχουλα.

Από means from, and here it shows that the ψίχα is being taken from the bread as a whole.

So:

• την ψίχα από το ψωμί = the crumb/inside from the bread

This is a very natural way in Greek to talk about a part taken from something.

It helps express the idea:

• I eat only the inside part from the bread
• not the whole bread, and especially not the crust

Because από normally takes the accusative in Modern Greek.

So:

• από το ψωμί = from the bread

This is standard Modern Greek grammar.

A learner might expect a genitive because English sometimes uses of in similar phrases, but Greek does not use genitive after από. It uses accusative.

Μόνο means only.

In this sentence, it limits what the speaker eats:

• Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί.
• I eat only the crumb/inside of the bread.

The idea is: among the parts of the bread, the speaker eats just that part.

Greek word order is somewhat flexible, but here μόνο naturally goes before the thing it restricts:

• μόνο την ψίχα

Yes, Greek word order is often flexible, especially for emphasis.

The neutral version is:

• Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί.

But you could also hear things like:

• Μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί τρώω.
• Την ψίχα από το ψωμί τρώω μόνο.

These variations can sound more emphatic or stylistically different.

However, for a learner, the original sentence is the safest and most natural basic order.

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English.

Here:

• την ψίχα = the crumb/the inside
• το ψωμί = the bread

Even in places where English might sound more natural without an article, Greek often keeps it.

So a Greek learner should get used to articles appearing frequently, especially with concrete nouns.

You might hear article omission in certain contexts, but την ψίχα is the most natural version here.

Using the article makes the phrase sound specific and complete:

• the inside part of the bread

Without the article, it can sound more general or less standard in this sentence.

So for learners, Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί is the best model to follow.

Yes. Τρώω is the present tense of to eat.

In Greek, the present tense can often mean either:

• I eat (habitually / generally)
• I am eating (right now)

The exact meaning depends on context.

So this sentence could mean:

• I only eat the inside of the bread (as a habit) or
• I’m only eating the inside of the bread (right now)

The letter combination ψ is pronounced like ps in English lips or ops, but at the beginning of a word.

So:

• ψίχα sounds roughly like PSEE-ha

A few pronunciation notes:

• ψ = ps
• the stress is on ψί-
• χ is the Greek sound heard in words like German Bach or Scottish loch

So ψίχα is roughly:

• PSEE-kha / PSEE-ha depending on how closely you imitate the Greek χ

Yes, that is also possible.

• την ψίχα του ψωμιού = the crumb/inside of the bread
• την ψίχα από το ψωμί = the crumb/inside from the bread

Both are understandable and natural, but they are built differently:

• του ψωμιού uses the genitive and means of the bread
• από το ψωμί uses από + accusative and means from the bread

In your sentence, από το ψωμί emphasizes the idea of a part taken from the bread.

Yes, that is the natural implication.

Since ψίχα refers to the soft inside of the bread, saying:

• Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί

strongly suggests:

• I do not eat the crust
• I eat just the inside part

Greek often leaves this kind of contrast implied rather than stated directly.