Παρακαλώ, δώστε μου ένα νερό και ένα λεπτό.

δώστε is the imperative form of the verb δίνω (to give). It means give.

More specifically, δώστε is the:

• formal singular imperative (give, when speaking politely to one person)
• or plural imperative (give, when speaking to more than one person)

So in this sentence, it is a polite way to say give me...

Compare:

• δώσε μου = give me... (informal, to one person)
• δώστε μου = give me... (formal, or to more than one person)

Because Greek imperatives often do not look like the ordinary present-tense forms.

For δίνω (I give), the imperative usually comes from a different stem:

• δίνω = I give
• δώσε = give! (informal singular)
• δώστε = give! (formal singular / plural)

By contrast:

• δίνετε usually means you give or you are giving (present tense), not a command.

So:

• δίνετε μου would be wrong here
• δώστε μου is the correct command form

μου means to me or me, depending on how we translate it in English.

In this sentence:

• δώστε μου = give me

Greek often uses short object pronouns like μου, σου, του, μας right after the verb (or attached to certain forms). So the order is very normal:

• δώστε μου ένα νερό = give me a water
• literally: give to-me a water

This is a very common pattern in Greek.

Yes, νερό means water, but in Greek it is very common to say ένα νερό in everyday situations, especially when ordering at a café, restaurant, or kiosk.

It often means something like:

• a bottle of water
• a glass of water
• simply a water in the practical ordering sense

English usually prefers:

• some water
• a bottle of water
• a glass of water

But Greek commonly allows:

• ένα νερό

So even though it may sound strange if translated word-for-word, it is natural Greek.

Because both nouns are neuter singular nouns.

In Greek, the form of a / one changes depending on gender:

• ένας = masculine
• μία / μια = feminine
• ένα = neuter

Here:

• νερό is neuter
• λεπτό is also neuter

So:

• ένα νερό
• ένα λεπτό

It can mean either a/an or one, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• ένα νερό usually means a water
• ένα λεπτό can mean a minute or one minute

Greek uses the same word for both ideas, just like English sometimes does with one for emphasis.

Examples:

• Θέλω ένα καφέ. = I want a coffee.
• Θέλω ένα μόνο καφέ. = I want only one coffee.

So context tells you whether the focus is simply an indefinite article or the number one.

λεπτό means minute.

So ένα λεπτό means:

• a minute
• one minute

It is also a very common expression in Greek when someone wants a short delay, like:

• Ένα λεπτό! = One minute! / Just a moment!

In your sentence, it literally asks for a water and a minute, so the speaker is asking for both:

• some water
• a little time / a minute

Yes, very often it is.

Greek speakers use:

• ένα λεπτό
• μισό λεπτό (half a minute)

in the same kind of situations where English speakers say:

• one minute
• just a moment
• hold on a second

So even though it literally means one minute, it is often just a polite way to ask someone to wait briefly.

Here, παρακαλώ means please.

It is a very useful Greek word because it can mean different things depending on context, including:

• please
• you’re welcome
• I beg your pardon?
• go ahead

In this sentence, at the beginning, it simply softens the request:

• Παρακαλώ, δώστε μου... = Please, give me...

Because παρακαλώ is being used as a separate polite word at the start of the sentence, like Please, ... in English.

So:

• Παρακαλώ, δώστε μου... = Please, give me...

The comma helps show a pause after the introductory politeness marker.

In everyday writing, punctuation in Greek can sometimes be flexible, but this comma is completely normal.

και means and.

It simply connects the two things being asked for:

• ένα νερό = a water
• ένα λεπτό = a minute

So:

• ένα νερό και ένα λεπτό = a water and a minute

It works just like English and.

Yes, but that would be informal singular.

Compare:

• δώσε μου = give me... (to one person, informal)
• δώστε μου = give me... (to one person, polite/formal; or to several people)

So you choose based on who you are talking to:

• friend, sibling, child → δώσε μου
• stranger, employee, older person, customer-service situation → δώστε μου

Grammatically, yes. But in real life, the combination may sound a little unusual depending on context.

The two parts are individually very natural:

• δώστε μου ένα νερό = please give me a water
• ένα λεπτό = a minute / just a moment

Putting them together is understandable, but whether it sounds fully natural depends on the situation. A speaker might more often say things like:

• Παρακαλώ, δώστε μου ένα νερό. Και ένα λεπτό...
• Παρακαλώ, ένα νερό. Και ένα λεπτό ακόμα.
• Παρακαλώ, δώστε μου ένα νερό και περιμένετε ένα λεπτό.

So the grammar is fine, but in conversation, context matters.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

para-ka-LO, DOS-te moo ENA ne-RO ke ENA lep-TO

A few helpful points:

• παρακαλώ has stress on the last syllable: -λώ
• δώστε has stress on δώ-
• νερό has stress on -ρό
• λεπτό has stress on -τό
• και is often pronounced like ke in normal speech

So the rhythm is something like:

para-ka-LO, DOS-te moo ENA ne-RO ke ENA lep-TO

There actually is agreement, but in this sentence everything is straightforward because both nouns are:

• neuter
• singular
• in forms that use ένα

Greek articles and words like ένα change according to gender, number, and sometimes case. But for these two nouns here, the form stays ένα.

For example:

• ένας καφές = a coffee (masculine)
• μια μπύρα = a beer (feminine)
• ένα νερό = a water (neuter)

So the form looks simple here because both nouns happen to be neuter.