Questions & Answers about Στο τσάι ρίχνω λίγο μέλι όταν πονάει ο λαιμός μου.
Greek word order is flexible, so Στο τσάι is placed first to set the scene: As for the tea / In tea.
The sentence could also be said as:
- Ρίχνω λίγο μέλι στο τσάι όταν πονάει ο λαιμός μου.
That is probably the more neutral word order for many learners. Starting with Στο τσάι gives a little emphasis to the tea, almost like In my tea, I add a little honey...
Στο is a contraction of:
- σε + το = στο
Here, σε means something like in / into / to, depending on context.
So:
- στο τσάι = in the tea / into the tea
Greek often uses σε where English may use in, into, to, or at.
Because Greek normally uses the article much more often than English.
So Greek says:
- στο τσάι = literally in the tea
Even if English would naturally say in tea or in my tea, Greek often keeps the article.