Θέλεις να πάρουμε και καρότα και κρεμμύδια για τη σούπα;

Θέλεις is the 2nd person singular form of θέλω (to want). It addresses one person: you (singular). Greek often drops the subject pronoun (εσύ) because the verb ending already shows the person.

να introduces the subjunctive clause in Modern Greek. After verbs like θέλω (I want), Greek typically uses να + verb instead of an infinitive (English uses an infinitive: to buy/to get).
So the structure is: Θέλεις + να + (subjunctive verb).

Both are possible, but they differ in aspect:

• να πάρουμε (aorist subjunctive) focuses on a single completed action: get/buy them (once).
• να παίρνουμε (present subjunctive) suggests a habit/repeated action: keep getting/buying them regularly.

For shopping “this time,” να πάρουμε is the natural choice.

πάρουμε is 1st person plural (we) in the aorist subjunctive of παίρνω (to take / to get / to buy).
It implies “you and I” (or “we”) doing the action.

That mix is normal in Greek. It means: “Do you want us to…?” / “Do you want we should…?”
The speaker is proposing a joint action and asking the other person’s preference/approval.

και ... και ... means both ... and .... Repeating και is the standard way to express “both” in Greek:

• και καρότα και κρεμμύδια = both carrots and onions.

Using a single και would more neutrally mean “and” without emphasizing “both.”

Not necessarily. In Greek, when listing items (especially shopping/ingredients), it’s very common to use bare plurals without articles:

• να πάρουμε καρότα = “to get carrots”

You can add articles in some contexts (e.g., referring to specific known carrots/onions), but the article-free version is very natural for a general shopping list.

Both refer to the soup, but Greek often drops the final -ν of την before many consonants.
So:

• για την σούπα → commonly becomes για τη σούπα in everyday speech/writing.

You’ll often see this with feminine articles: την → τη depending on the next sound and style.

για takes the accusative case. That’s why you get:

• για τη σούπα (accusative)

Similarly, the direct objects of πάρουμε (what we’re getting) are also in the accusative (though plural nouns like καρότα don’t always show a distinct accusative form).

Yes, παίρνω literally means to take, but very commonly it also means to get/buy in everyday situations, especially shopping, ordering, and errands. Greek often uses παίρνω where English would use “buy” or “get,” depending on context.

Yes. Θες is a very common spoken/colloquial shortened form of Θέλεις.

• Θέλεις... sounds more neutral/careful.
• Θες... sounds more casual and conversational.

Stress is marked with the accent: Θέ-λεις, πά-ρου-με, κα-ρό-τα, κρεμ-μύ-δια, σού-πα.
A rough pronunciation guide:

• Θέλεις ≈ THEH-lees
• να ≈ nah
• πάρουμε ≈ PAH-roo-meh
• καρότα ≈ kah-ROH-tah
• κρεμμύδια ≈ kreh-MEE-dhyah (the -δια sounds like a soft dhya)
• για ≈ ya
• τη σούπα ≈ tee SOO-pah