Μίλησε εξαιρετικά καλά.

He spoke exceptionally well.

Breakdown of Μίλησε εξαιρετικά καλά.

• καλά: well
• μιλάω: to speak
• εξαιρετικά: extremely; exceptionally

Questions & Answers about Μίλησε εξαιρετικά καλά.

What does μίλησε mean grammatically?

Μίλησε is the aorist form of μιλάω / μιλώ (to speak, to talk).

In this sentence, it most naturally means:

• he spoke
• she spoke
• it spoke (rare, depending on context)

So μίλησε εξαιρετικά καλά means something like He/She spoke extremely well.

The aorist is the usual Greek past tense for a completed event. It does not mean was speaking; for that, Greek would use a different form, such as μιλούσε.

Why is there no word for he or she?

Greek often does not need subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

So:

• μίλησε = he/she/it spoke

You can add a pronoun like αυτός or αυτή, but usually you only do that for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Αυτή μίλησε εξαιρετικά καλά. = She spoke extremely well.
  This sounds more emphatic, like She spoke extremely well.

What are εξαιρετικά and καλά doing here?