Η σχάρα είναι πίσω.

A careful pronunciation is roughly:

ee SKHA-ra EE-nee PEE-so

More precisely in IPA:

/i ˈsxaɾa ˈine ˈpiso/

A few helpful notes:

• Η is pronounced ee. It is not an English h sound.
• σχ in σχάρα is a consonant cluster that sounds like s
  • a throaty h/ch sound.
• The stress falls on:
  • σχάρα
  • είναι
  • πίσω

Η is the feminine singular definite article, so it means the.

Here it goes with σχάρα, giving η σχάρα = the grill / the rack / the grate.

Important:

• η = feminine the
• ο = masculine the
• το = neuter the

So the article changes depending on the gender of the noun, unlike English, where the stays the same.

In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.

σχάρα happens to be feminine, so it takes the feminine article η.

This is grammatical gender, not biological sex. Objects can still be masculine, feminine, or neuter in Greek. You usually just learn the noun together with its article:

• η σχάρα
• not just σχάρα

That makes it easier to remember its gender.

είναι means is (or are, depending on context). It comes from the verb είμαι, meaning to be.

In this sentence, it links the subject to the location:

• Η σχάρα = the grill/rack
• είναι = is
• πίσω = behind / in the back / at the back

Greek, like English, often uses to be in this kind of sentence.

πίσω basically means behind or at the back / in the back.

Its exact English translation depends on context.

Two very common patterns are:

• πίσω on its own = in back / at the back / behind
• πίσω από + noun = behind + noun

So:

• Η σχάρα είναι πίσω. = The grill/rack is at the back / in back.
• Η σχάρα είναι πίσω από το σπίτι. = The grill/rack is behind the house.

When πίσω appears alone, the thing it is behind may be understood from context.

Greek often expresses location without adding a separate word like English there.

English might say:

• The grill is back there.
• The grill is in the back.

Greek can simply say:

• Η σχάρα είναι πίσω.

So Greek does not always need an extra location word if the context already makes the meaning clear.

Not always.

Use πίσω από when you explicitly say what something is behind:

• πίσω από το σπίτι = behind the house
• πίσω από την πόρτα = behind the door

But if the reference point is obvious or left unstated, πίσω can stand alone:

• Η σχάρα είναι πίσω.

So in this sentence, πίσω by itself is completely normal.

Yes. Greek word order is often more flexible than English word order.

The neutral, straightforward order here is:

• Η σχάρα είναι πίσω.

But depending on emphasis, you could also hear:

• Πίσω είναι η σχάρα.

That might sound more like:

• The grill is in the back.
• or It’s the grill that’s in the back.

So the usual order is the best one to learn first, but Greek can move words around for emphasis more easily than English.

No. In Modern Greek, Η is the capital form of the letter η and is pronounced ee.

So at the start of this sentence:

• Η = the (feminine article)
• pronunciation: ee

It is not the English letter H, even though it looks the same in uppercase.

The accent mark shows which syllable is stressed.

So:

• σχάρα → stress on σχά
• είναι → stress on εί
• πίσω → stress on πί

Stress matters in Greek pronunciation, so the accent marks are important and should be learned as part of the word.

Yes. σχάρα can have several related meanings depending on context, such as:

• grill
• grate
• rack

For example, it could refer to:

• a cooking grill
• an oven rack
• a metal grate

So the exact English word depends on the situation, even though the Greek word stays the same.