Learn Hardcore Greek: Όταν έχει ήλιο, κάθομαι στο μπαλκόνι και πίνω καφέ. - When it is sunny, I sit on the balcony and drink coffee.

Breakdown of Όταν έχει ήλιο, κάθομαι στο μπαλκόνι και πίνω καφέ.

Does Όταν mean when or whenever here?

It literally means when, but in this sentence it is best understood as whenever.

The sentence describes a repeated habit, not one single event:

Greek often uses όταν with the present tense for this kind of general truth or routine.

Why does Greek say έχει ήλιο literally it has sun?

Because έχει ήλιο is a very common Greek way to talk about sunny weather.

Greek often uses έχει + a weather noun:

So even if the literal wording feels strange in English, it is completely natural in Greek.

Why is there no Greek word for it in έχει ήλιο?

Greek often does not use a dummy subject like English it in weather expressions.

English says:

Greek can simply say: