Μπορείτε να μου πείτε σε ποιο γκισέ πρέπει να δείξω το αποδεικτικό της πληρωμής;

Μπορείτε is the formal singular or plural form of you.

So this could mean:

• Can you tell me... said politely to one person
• Can you tell me... said to more than one person

If you were speaking informally to one friend, you would normally say:

• Μπορείς να μου πεις...

This is one of the first things English speakers notice, because Greek distinguishes between informal you and formal/plural you.

Because there are two different verb phrases that depend on other words:

• Μπορείτε να μου πείτε = Can you tell me
• πρέπει να δείξω = I must / need to show

In Modern Greek, να introduces this kind of dependent verb form. It often corresponds to English to, but not always exactly.

So here:

• να πείτε depends on μπορείτε
• να δείξω depends on πρέπει

English does something similar with separate verb phrases: Can you tell me where I need to show...

μου means to me, and it is an unstressed object pronoun. In Greek, these short pronouns usually go before the verb.

So:

• να μου πείτε = to tell me

Not:

• να πείτε μου

After words like να, the usual order is:

• να + pronoun + verb

Examples:

• να μου δώσετε = to give me
• να σας πω = to tell you
• να του δείξω = to show him

This word order is very normal and important to get used to.

This means at/to which counter/window.

Breakdown:

• σε = at / to / in
• ποιο = which
• γκισέ = counter, service window, booth

Grammatically, ποιο agrees with γκισέ. Here γκισέ is neuter singular, so the form is ποιο.

This is why you get:

• σε ποιο γκισέ

If the noun were feminine or masculine, the form of which would change.

γκισέ usually means a service counter, ticket window, desk window, or booth, especially in places like:

• banks
• public offices
• stations
• hospitals
• government buildings

In this sentence, it means the specific counter/window where you should present the document.

It is normally treated as a neuter noun:

• το γκισέ

It is also one of those words that learners often notice because it looks like a loanword, and it does not behave like a very typical native Greek noun.

Because after να, Greek often uses a form that expresses a single, complete action. Here the speaker means:

• one act of telling
• one act of showing

So:

• να μου πείτε = to tell me
• να δείξω = to show

These forms are often called the aorist subjunctive or perfective non-past.

Why not the other forms?

• να μου λέτε would sound more like to keep telling me / tell me repeatedly
• να δείχνω would sound more like to be showing / show repeatedly / as a habit

But in this sentence, the speaker wants one complete action: tell me and show.

It looks like the imperative plural/formal form, but in this sentence it is not an imperative.

Why?

Because it comes after να:

• να μου πείτε

After να, it functions as a dependent verb form, not as a direct command.

Compare:

• Πείτε μου! = Tell me! → imperative
• Μπορείτε να μου πείτε... = Can you tell me... → not imperative

So the form looks the same, but the grammar is different.

This phrase means something like the proof/receipt of payment.

Breakdown:

• το αποδεικτικό = the proof, supporting document, proof document
• της πληρωμής = of the payment

Here της πληρωμής is in the genitive, which is often used in Greek for relationships like:

• possession
• source
• type
• description

So Greek uses:

• the proof of the payment

where English might say:

• the payment receipt
• proof of payment

This noun + genitive pattern is extremely common in Greek.

They are related, but not always identical.

• απόδειξη often means receipt or proof
• αποδεικτικό often means supporting document, proof document, or evidence

In many real-life situations, το αποδεικτικό της πληρωμής is the document that proves you paid. Depending on context, that could be:

• a receipt
• a payment confirmation
• a bank slip
• a printed proof of payment

So αποδεικτικό sounds a bit more like the document you show as evidence, not just the everyday shop-receipt word.

Yes, Greek word order is fairly flexible, but the original sentence is very natural and neutral.

The sentence is:

• Μπορείτε να μου πείτε σε ποιο γκισέ πρέπει να δείξω το αποδεικτικό της πληρωμής;

Greek can move things around for emphasis, but not completely freely. For example, short pronouns like μου still have strong placement rules.

A learner should usually keep this order, because it sounds normal and polite:

• Μπορείτε να μου πείτε...
• σε ποιο γκισέ...
• πρέπει να δείξω...

So yes, some variation is possible, but this version is a very good model to copy.

Because in Greek, the question mark is written as ;

So:

• ; in Greek = ? in English

That means:

• Μπορείτε να μου πείτε...;

is a question.

This is one of the most common punctuation surprises for English speakers learning Greek.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

bo-REE-te na moo PEE-te se PYO ghee-SHE PRE-pi na THEEK-so to a-po-theek-tee-KO tees plee-ro-MEES

A few key points:

• Μπορείτε = bo-REE-te
• πείτε = PEE-te
• ποιο = roughly PYO
• γκισέ = ghee-SHE or gee-SHE
• πρέπει = PRE-pi
• δείξω = THEEK-so
• πληρωμής = plee-ro-MEES

Also remember that Greek stress matters, so the accented syllable should be pronounced clearly.