Δεν ξέρω από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά λεφτά.

Δεν ξέρω means I don’t know.

• δεν = not
• ξέρω = I know

So the sentence begins with I don’t know...

A useful point for learners: in Modern Greek, δεν is the normal negation used with verbs in statements like this.

από ποιο μανάβiko literally means from which greengrocer’s / from which fruit-and-vegetable shop.

Breaking it down:

• από = from
• ποιο = which
• μανάβικο = greengrocer’s shop / produce store

Greek often uses από with shops when the idea is buying something from a place.

So:

• Από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα; = Which greengrocer’s should I buy fruit from?

In English, we often say at which shop or just which shop, but Greek naturally uses από here.

μανάβικο is a fruit-and-vegetable shop, often translated as:

• greengrocer’s
• produce shop
• fruit shop depending on context

It comes from μανάβης, meaning greengrocer.

So:

• ο μανάβης = the greengrocer
• το μανάβικο = the greengrocer’s shop

This is a very common everyday word in Greek.

Because ποιο agrees with μανάβικο, and μανάβικο is:

• neuter
• singular

So the matching form is:

• ποιο = which for neuter singular

Compare:

• ποιος άνθρωπος = which man/person?
• ποια γυναίκα = which woman?
• ποιο μανάβικο = which shop?

Even though από is present, the word after it does not become accusative here. After many prepositions in Modern Greek, the form is the accusative, but for a neuter noun like μανάβικο, nominative and accusative are the same anyway:

• το μανάβικο
• από το μανάβικο

So ποιο is the correct neuter form.

να πάρω is a very common Greek structure. It means something like:

• to buy
• that I buy
• should buy

depending on context.

In this sentence, Δεν ξέρω από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα means:

• I don’t know which greengrocer’s to buy fruit from
• or more literally, I don’t know from which greengrocer’s I should buy fruit

Why να?

Because Greek often uses να + verb where English uses:

• an infinitive: to buy
• or a clause like should buy

Modern Greek does not have an infinitive like English to buy, so να πάρω fills that role.

This is about aspect.

• παίρνω = imperfective / ongoing / repeated
• πάρω = perfective / single complete action

Here, the speaker is thinking of one complete action: buying fruit. So Greek uses the perfective subjunctive form:

• να πάρω

This is very common after να when the action is seen as a whole event.

Compare:

• Θέλω να πάρω φρούτα. = I want to buy fruit.
• Θέλω να παίρνω φρούτα κάθε μέρα. = I want to buy fruit every day / keep buying fruit regularly.

So in your sentence, πάρω fits because it refers to a single purchase decision.

φρούτα means fruit or fruits, and here it is being used in a general, non-specific sense.

So:

• να πάρω φρούτα = to buy fruit / some fruit

If you said τα φρούτα, that would usually mean the fruit, referring to specific fruit already known in the conversation.

Compare:

• Θέλω να πάρω φρούτα. = I want to buy fruit.
• Θέλω να πάρω τα φρούτα. = I want to buy the fruit.

So the lack of article is normal and natural here.

χωρίς να ξοδέψω means without spending.

Breaking it down:

• χωρίς = without
• να ξοδέψω = spend

A very important Greek pattern is:

• χωρίς να + verb

This corresponds to English:

• without doing something

Examples:

• χωρίς να μιλήσω = without speaking
• χωρίς να πληρώσω = without paying
• χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά λεφτά = without spending a lot of money

Again, because Modern Greek does not use an infinitive like English to spend, it uses να + verb.

This is the same aspect issue as πάρω vs παίρνω.

• ξοδεύω = imperfective, focusing on the process or repeated spending
• ξοδέψω = perfective, focusing on the spending as a complete event

Here the idea is:

• without ending up spending a lot of money

So the perfective form ξοδέψω is natural.

Compare:

• χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά = without spending a lot
• χωρίς να ξοδεύω πολλά κάθε εβδομάδα = without spending a lot every week

So ξοδέψω fits the one overall result the speaker wants to avoid.

Because λεφτά is neuter plural, so the adjective must agree with it.

• πολλά = neuter plural form of πολύς
• λεφτά = money, in a plural form

So:

• πολλά λεφτά = a lot of money

Even though English money is singular/uncountable, Greek λεφτά is grammatically plural.

Compare adjective agreement:

• πολλός κόσμος = a lot of people / much crowd
• πολλή δουλειά = a lot of work
• πολλά λεφτά = a lot of money

Yes, χρήματα could also be used.

Both can mean money, but there is a slight difference in tone:

• λεφτά = everyday, informal, very common in speech
• χρήματα = more neutral or slightly more formal

So both are possible:

• χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά λεφτά = without spending a lot of money
• χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά χρήματα = same meaning, a bit more neutral/formal

In normal conversation, λεφτά is extremely common.

It mainly goes with να πάρω φρούτα.

The speaker does not know from which shop to buy fruit in such a way that they won’t spend a lot of money.

So the logic is:

• I don’t know from which greengrocer’s
• to buy fruit
• without spending a lot of money

In other words, the person is looking for the best shop choice if they want to save money.

Yes. Greek word order is fairly flexible, though some versions sound more natural than others.

The original sentence is very natural:

• Δεν ξέρω από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά λεφτά.

You could also hear things like:

• Δεν ξέρω από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα για να μη ξοδέψω πολλά λεφτά.
• Δεν ξέρω από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα χωρίς να δώσω πολλά λεφτά.

But the original version is smooth and idiomatic.

Greek word order often changes for emphasis, but in learner Greek, it is safest to keep the original order unless you have a reason to shift it.

Yes, but the nuance changes a little.

• χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά λεφτά = without spending a lot of money
• για να μη ξοδέψω πολλά λεφτά = so that I won’t spend a lot of money

So:

• χωρίς να focuses on the result that is avoided
• για να μη focuses more on the purpose

Both are possible in similar situations, but they are not identical.

Your sentence with χωρίς να sounds very natural because it emphasizes the condition the speaker wants to meet: buying fruit without spending much.

It is mostly neutral everyday Greek, with one slightly informal touch:

• λεφτά is informal/everyday

The rest is completely standard and natural. So the whole sentence sounds like normal spoken or written modern Greek, not slangy, but not especially formal either.

A slightly more formal version might be:

• Δεν ξέρω από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα χωρίς να ξοδέψω πολλά χρήματα.

But the original is probably what many native speakers would say in conversation.

A very useful way to see it is:

Δεν ξέρω + question word + να + verb

This often corresponds to English:

• I don’t know what to do
• I don’t know where to go
• I don’t know whom to ask
• I don’t know which shop to choose

Examples:

• Δεν ξέρω τι να κάνω. = I don’t know what to do.
• Δεν ξέρω πού να πάω. = I don’t know where to go.
• Δεν ξέρω ποιο να πάρω. = I don’t know which one to buy/take.

Your sentence follows exactly this pattern:

• Δεν ξέρω από ποιο μανάβικο να πάρω φρούτα...

This is one of the most useful Greek structures to learn.