Θαυμάζω τη φίλη μου, γιατί δουλεύει πολύ, αλλά βρίσκει χρόνο και για έρευνα και για διάβασμα.

Because φίλη μου is the direct object of Θαυμάζω.

• η φίλη μου = my friend as the subject
• τη φίλη μου = my friend as the object

So after Θαυμάζω you need the accusative form: τη φίλη μου.

In Modern Greek, the final -ν in την is often dropped before certain consonants. Since φίλη starts with φ, it is very normal to say τη φίλη.

So:

• την φίλη is not the usual form here
• τη φίλη is the natural standard form

Because unstressed possessive pronouns like μου, σου, του usually come after the noun in Greek.

So:

• η φίλη μου = my friend
• literally: the friend my

This is the normal Greek pattern.

Greek often leaves subject pronouns out because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

Both δουλεύει and βρίσκει are 3rd person singular, so the understood subject is she. From the context, that she is η φίλη μου.

This is very common in Greek:

• δουλεύει = she/he works
• βρίσκει = she/he finds

Here πολύ is an adverb, and it means a lot or very hard, depending on how you translate it naturally.

So:

• δουλεύει πολύ = she works a lot
• in natural English, often she works very hard

It is not modifying a noun here; it is modifying the verb δουλεύει.

Here γιατί means because and introduces a reason:

• Θαυμάζω τη φίλη μου, γιατί...
• I admire my friend, because...

A common learner point: γιατί can also mean why in a question, but in this sentence it clearly means because.

Αλλά means but, and it introduces a contrast.

The contrast is:

• she works a lot
• but she still finds time for other things

So the sentence is emphasizing that even though she is very busy, she still manages to do more.

This is the Greek equivalent of both ... and ....

So:

• και για έρευνα και για διάβασμα
• = both for research and for reading/studying

The repeated και gives balance and emphasis to the two activities.

Because each item is treated as its own prepositional phrase:

• για έρευνα
• για διάβασμα

Greek often repeats the preposition in this kind of structure, especially when the sentence is being careful or balanced. It sounds very natural here.

Because the sentence is talking about these things in a general sense, as activities, not as specific individual items.

So:

• για έρευνα = for research
• για διάβασμα = for reading/studying

Greek often omits the article with abstract nouns or general activities in this kind of phrase.

It can mean either, depending on context.

In everyday Greek, διάβασμα very often means studying or schoolwork. In this sentence, because it appears next to έρευνα, it could be understood as reading/study in an academic or serious sense.

So a natural understanding here is something like:

• research
• study/reading

Βρίσκω χρόνο is a very common expression meaning to find time.

• βρίσκει = she finds
• χρόνο = time in the accusative, because it is the object of the verb

So βρίσκει χρόνο works just like English finds time.

In Θαυμάζω, the αυ is pronounced av because it comes before the voiced consonant μ.

So it sounds roughly like:

• thav-MA-zo

The stress is on μά. This αυ = av/af pattern is very important in Modern Greek pronunciation.