Μπαλώνω το σκίσιμο.

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

ba-LO-no to SKEE-si-mo

A more careful breakdown:

• Μπαλώνω → ba-LO-no
• το → to
• σκίσιμο → SKEE-si-mo

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• μπ at the beginning of a word is usually pronounced like b
• ω and ο are both pronounced like o in Modern Greek
• The accent marks show the stressed syllable: μπαλώνω, σκίσιμο

Because in Modern Greek, β is pronounced like v, not like English b.

So:

• β = v
• μπ = usually b at the beginning of a word

That is why μπαλώνω sounds like balóno rather than valóno.

Μπαλώνω is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb μπαλώνω.

So it means:

• I patch
• I am patching
• sometimes, depending on context, I mend

In Greek, the present tense can often cover both the simple present and the present continuous in English.

It is usually more specific than the general English verb repair.

Μπαλώνω often means:

• to patch
• to mend
• to repair by patching

It is commonly used for things like:

• clothes
• fabric
• holes
• tears

So in this sentence, it suggests fixing the tear by mending or patching it, not just repairing it in any possible way.

Σκίσιμο is a noun meaning:

• tear
• rip
• split
  depending on context

Here it refers to the damaged part in something like cloth, clothing, or fabric.

It comes from the verb σκίζω, which means to tear or to rip.

So there is a clear connection:

• σκίζω = I tear
• σκίσιμο = a tear / rip

Because σκίσιμο is a neuter noun in Greek.

That means it takes the neuter singular article:

• το = the for neuter singular nouns

So:

• το σκίσιμο = the tear

In this sentence, it is also the direct object of the verb, and for this noun the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular:

• nominative: το σκίσιμο
• accusative: το σκίσιμο

Because Greek does not build the present continuous the same way English does.

English says:

• I patch
• I am patching

Greek often uses the same present-tense form for both ideas:

• Μπαλώνω το σκίσιμο

So the exact English translation depends on context:

• I patch the tear
• I am patching the tear

Both can be correct.

No, Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

Μπαλώνω το σκίσιμο is a normal, neutral way to say it:

• verb + object

But Greek can change word order for emphasis. For example:

• Το σκίσιμο μπαλώνω could be used if you want to emphasize the tear

Still, the most neutral and natural version here is:

• Μπαλώνω το σκίσιμο

Yes. Greek chooses the noun based on the kind of damage.

For example:

• σκίσιμο = tear / rip
• τρύπα = hole

So:

• Μπαλώνω το σκίσιμο = I patch the tear
• Μπαλώνω την τρύπα = I patch the hole

A learner should notice that Greek is being quite specific about what kind of damage is being repaired.

The dictionary form is μπαλώνω.

A few present-tense forms are:

• εγώ μπαλώνω = I patch
• εσύ μπαλώνεις = you patch
• αυτός/αυτή/αυτό μπαλώνει = he/she/it patches
• εμείς μπαλώνουμε = we patch
• εσείς μπαλώνετε = you (plural/formal) patch
• αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά μπαλώνουν(ε) = they patch

Greek often drops the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.

Common versions would be:

• Μπάλωσα το σκίσιμο. = I patched the tear.
• Θα μπαλώσω το σκίσιμο. = I will patch the tear.

This is useful because Greek distinguishes aspect clearly in many tenses:

• μπαλώνω = present / imperfective stem
• μπαλώσω / μπάλωσα = forms based on the perfective stem

A beginner does not need to master all of that immediately, but it is good to notice that Greek often changes the verb form more than English does.

Yes, sometimes.

Besides literal patching or mending, μπαλώνω can also be used more figuratively for:

• fixing something in a temporary or imperfect way
• patching up a problem
• making a rough repair

So it can sometimes have the sense of patching something together rather than performing a perfect repair.

In Μπαλώνω το σκίσιμο, though, the literal meaning is the most natural one.