Το πρωί πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο και αγόρασα μια μπουγάτσα.

Yes, literally το πρωί means the morning, but in Greek it is also a very common time expression meaning in the morning or this morning, depending on context.

Greek often uses the article in time expressions where English does not. So:

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

So although it looks like the morning, you should learn it as a set expression for time.

Both are in the aorist, which is the normal Greek past tense for a completed action.

• πέρασα = I went by / I stopped by / I passed
• αγόρασα = I bought

The aorist is often used when you are simply stating what happened, especially in a sequence of events:

• πέρασα ... και αγόρασα ...
• I stopped by ... and bought ...

So this sentence tells us about two completed actions in the past.

In Greek, the verb ending usually already shows the subject, so pronouns are often omitted.

Here:

• πέρασα = I went by / stopped by
• αγόρασα = I bought

The -α ending tells you it is first person singular. Because of that, Greek does not need εγώ unless the speaker wants emphasis or contrast.

So:

• Πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο = I stopped by the bakery
• Εγώ πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο = I stopped by the bakery

The second version sounds more emphatic.

On its own, περνάω/περνώ can mean to pass. But the combination περνάω/περνώ από + place often means:

• to pass by
• to go by
• to stop by

In this sentence, because it is followed by and bought, the natural meaning is something like I stopped by the bakery.

So πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο is not just physically walking past it; it often implies visiting it briefly.

The preposition από takes the accusative in Modern Greek.

So:

• το αρτοποιείο is accusative here
• with this noun, the accusative looks the same as the nominative

That is very common with neuter nouns.

Examples:

• από το σπίτι = from/by the house
• από το μαγαζί = from/by the shop
• από το αρτοποιείο = from/by the bakery

So the structure is:

• από + accusative

Αρτοποιείο is a neuter noun, which is why it takes the article το.

It means bakery. Its ending -είο is a common neuter ending for places or establishments.

Other examples:

• το καφενείο = café
• το σχολείο = school
• το ταχυδρομείο = post office

So:

• το αρτοποιείο = the bakery

Also, in this sentence the form stays αρτοποιείο because the accusative singular of many neuter nouns is the same as the nominative.

Often yes, in everyday speech many Greeks would say ο φούρνος for the bakery.

There is a slight difference:

• αρτοποιείο = bakery, more formal or precise
• φούρνος = oven, but very commonly used to mean the bakery/shop

So both can refer to the place where you buy bread or pastries. In casual conversation, φούρνος is extremely common.

Μια is the feminine form of a / one.

• μια μπουγάτσα = a bougatsa

The noun μπουγάτσα is feminine, so it takes a feminine article:

• η μπουγάτσα = the bougatsa
• μια μπουγάτσα = a bougatsa

Greek often uses the indefinite article where English does, so this part works quite similarly to English.

Also, in everyday Greek you may see both μια and μία. The meaning is the same; μία is just a more careful or formal spelling/stress marking.

Και simply means and.

It links the two past actions:

• πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο
• αγόρασα μια μπουγάτσα

So the sentence structure is very straightforward:

• [time] + [action 1] + και + [action 2]

Greek uses και extremely often, just as English uses and.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English, although some versions sound more natural than others depending on emphasis.

The original sentence:

• Το πρωί πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο και αγόρασα μια μπουγάτσα.

You could also say:

• Πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο το πρωί και αγόρασα μια μπουγάτσα.
• Αγόρασα μια μπουγάτσα το πρωί, περνώντας από το αρτοποιείο.
  (more rephrased)

Putting Το πρωί first is very natural because it sets the time right away. Greek often brings time expressions to the front.

Yes, πέρασα is the aorist of the verb that you may see as either:

• περνάω
• περνώ

Both are used in Modern Greek. Περνάω is very common in everyday speech, while περνώ is also standard.

Typical forms:

• present: περνάω / περνώ = I pass
• aorist: πέρασα = I passed / I stopped by

So don’t be surprised if you meet both present-tense forms in textbooks or real life.

In many contexts, Το πρωί can already mean this morning. Greek often relies on context.

If you want to make it clearer, you could say:

• Σήμερα το πρωί = this morning

So:

• Σήμερα το πρωί πέρασα από το αρτοποιείο και αγόρασα μια μπουγάτσα.

That makes the time reference more explicit. Without σήμερα, the original sentence can still naturally be understood as this morning if the context supports it.