Μου είπε επίσης να μην ξεχάσω χαρτί υγείας και χαρτομάντιλα.

She also told me not to forget toilet paper and tissues.

Breakdown of Μου είπε επίσης να μην ξεχάσω χαρτί υγείας και χαρτομάντιλα.

• και: and
• να: to
• μου: me
• μην: not
• ξεχνάω: to forget
• επίσης: also
• λέω: to tell
• το χαρτί υγείας: the toilet paper
• το χαρτομάντιλο: the tissue

Questions & Answers about Μου είπε επίσης να μην ξεχάσω χαρτί υγείας και χαρτομάντιλα.

What does Μου mean here, and why is it in this form?

Μου is the weak (clitic) form of εμένα (me) and it means to me.
Grammatically, it’s genitive case, which Greek commonly uses for indirect objects with verbs like λέω (I say / tell).
So Μου είπε = (He/She) told me / said to me.

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Why does the sentence use είπε and not a form like είπα or έλεγε?

είπε is the aorist past (simple past) of λέω: (he/she) said / told.

• είπα = I said (1st person)
• έλεγε = he/she was saying / used to say (imperfect, more ongoing/repeated)
  Here, είπε presents the telling as a single completed action.

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Does είπε mean said or told?

It can be either, depending on structure. With a person as an indirect object (Μου είπε), English often prefers told me.
So Μου είπε is very naturally He/She told me, though He/She said to me is also possible.

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Why is επίσης placed where it is? Could it go elsewhere?

επίσης means also / as well and it’s flexible in position.
Μου είπε επίσης να... is natural and means He/She also told me to...
You could also say:

• Επίσης μου είπε να... (slightly more emphasis on also)
• Μου είπε να... επίσης (possible, but less common in this kind of sentence)

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What is the role of να in να μην ξεχάσω?

να introduces a clause that uses the subjunctive in Modern Greek. It often corresponds to English to, that, or a “command/request” sense.
With λέω in this structure, μου είπε να... means he/she told me to....

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Why is the negative μην used instead of δεν?

Greek uses μη(ν) with the subjunctive (and with “to”-type clauses), while δεν is used with the indicative (statements/facts).
So you say:

• να μην ξεχάσω = (that) I not forget / not to forget (subjunctive → μην)
  But:
• δεν ξεχνάω = I don’t forget (indicative → δεν)

The -ν in μην appears before certain sounds (often vowels and some consonants) and is standard here.

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Why is it ξεχάσω and not ξεχνάω/ξεχνώ?

ξεχάσω is the aorist subjunctive form (1st person singular) of ξεχνάω/ξεχνώ (I forget).
After να, Greek commonly uses a subjunctive form, and aorist here expresses a single complete event: not to forget (at that moment/occasion).

So να μην ξεχάσω is like to make sure I don’t forget (one-time action), not to not be forgetting habitually.

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Who is the subject of ξεχάσω? How do we know it means I?

Greek verb endings encode the subject.
ξεχάσω ends in -ω here, which is 1st person singular in this aorist subjunctive form: I (should) forget → in context with μην, I (should) not forget.

If it were you, it would be να μην ξεχάσεις.

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Why are there no articles (like το/τα) before χαρτί υγείας and χαρτομάντιλα?

Greek often omits articles in “shopping list” / “items to bring” contexts, similar to English toilet paper and tissues (not necessarily the toilet paper).
You can add articles, but it changes the feel:

• να μην ξεχάσω χαρτί υγείας και χαρτομάντιλα = general items
• να μην ξεχάσω το χαρτί υγείας και τα χαρτομάντιλα = more specific/definite (the ones we mean)

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What exactly does χαρτί υγείας mean grammatically? Is υγείας a possessive?

χαρτί = paper (neuter singular)
υγείας = of hygiene/health (genitive singular of υγεία)

Together, χαρτί υγείας is a fixed phrase meaning toilet paper (literally “hygiene paper”). The genitive works like an “of”-phrase describing the type of paper.

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What is χαρτομάντιλα and why is it plural?

χαρτομάντιλα is the plural of χαρτομάντιλο (neuter), meaning paper tissues / tissues.
It’s commonly used in the plural because people typically refer to tissues as multiple items (a pack, several tissues), similar to how English often uses tissues.

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Is there any difference between χαρτομάντιλα and μωρομάντηλα?

Yes.

• χαρτομάντιλα = regular paper tissues (for nose, face, etc.)
• μωρομάντηλα = baby wipes (wet wipes), not paper tissues

So this sentence specifically means paper tissues, not wet wipes.