Μπορείτε να μας φέρετε έναν δίσκο με δύο κούπες τσάι, παρακαλώ;

Μπορείτε literally means you can.

In this sentence, it is being used as a polite request, so in natural English it often comes out as Could you... ? rather than just Can you... ?

It is the 2nd person plural form, but Greek also uses that plural form when speaking politely to one person, much like French vous or German Sie.

• Μπορείς = informal singular, talking to one person you know well
• Μπορείτε = plural or polite singular

So this sentence is polite and suitable for speaking to a waiter, hotel staff, and so on.

After μπορώ / μπορείτε, Greek normally uses να before the next verb.

So:

• Μπορώ να φέρω = I can bring
• Μπορείτε να φέρετε = you can / could you bring

A simple way to think of να is that it introduces the following verb clause. It does not translate neatly as one single English word every time, but in many beginner examples it feels a bit like to or like a marker meaning that the next verb is dependent on the first one.

So Μπορείτε να μας φέρετε... is the normal Greek structure for Can/Could you bring us...

This is a very common question.

Here, να φέρετε uses the perfective / aorist subjunctive form. Greek often uses this form when talking about one complete action:

• να φέρετε = to bring, as a single completed act

By contrast, να φέρνετε would suggest something more repeated, ongoing, or habitual:

• να φέρνετε = to keep bringing / to bring regularly

In a restaurant-style request, you want one completed action: bring the tray once. So να φέρετε is the natural choice.

μας means us or to us, depending on the verb.

In this sentence, it means to us:

• να μας φέρετε = to bring us / to bring to us

Greek uses these short object pronouns in a fixed position. With να, the pronoun usually comes between να and the verb:

• να μας φέρετε
• να του πείτε
• να τους δώσετε

So the placement is normal Greek word order.

Because the phrase is in the accusative case, not the nominative.

The dictionary form is:

• ένας δίσκος = a tray

But here tray is the direct object of bring, so Greek changes it to the accusative:

• έναν δίσκο = a tray

This is the same pattern you see with many masculine nouns:

• ένας φίλος → έναν φίλο
• ένας καφές → έναν καφέ
• ένας δίσκος → έναν δίσκο

Because δύο is basically indeclinable in Modern Greek, while nouns still change form for case and number.

So:

• δύο stays δύο
• κούπα changes to κούπες

Here κούπες is accusative plural, because it comes after με, and Modern Greek prepositions usually take the accusative.

So:

• δύο κούπες = two cups
• με δύο κούπες = with two cups

Greek often expresses this kind of idea without a separate word for of.

So:

• δύο κούπες τσάι = two cups of tea
• literally something like two cups tea

This is very common with food, drink, and quantities:

• ένα ποτήρι νερό = a glass of water
• ένα φλιτζάνι καφέ = a cup of coffee
• δύο κομμάτια ψωμί = two pieces of bread

So the lack of of is completely normal in Greek.

με means with.

In this sentence it connects the tray to what is on it:

• έναν δίσκο με δύο κούπες τσάι
• a tray with two cups of tea

So the structure is:

• main request: bring us a tray
• extra detail: with two cups of tea

Here τσάι is being used as a mass noun meaning the substance tea, not as a specific, countable item.

That is why Greek naturally says:

• δύο κούπες τσάι = two cups of tea

and not usually:

• δύο κούπες το τσάι

The noun appears in a simple bare form because this is a quantity/container expression. English does something similar, even though it inserts of.

This sentence is already polite.

Why it sounds polite:

• Μπορείτε is formal/polite
• παρακαλώ adds courtesy
• the structure is a request, not a command

A more informal version, to one person you know well, would be:

• Μπορείς να μας φέρεις έναν δίσκο με δύο κούπες τσάι, παρακαλώ;

A more formal or extra-polite version might be:

• Θα μπορούσατε να μας φέρετε έναν δίσκο με δύο κούπες τσάι, παρακαλώ;

That is closer to Would you be able to bring us... ?

Yes, παρακαλώ is flexible in position.

In requests, it often appears:

• at the end: ..., παρακαλώ
• near the beginning: Παρακαλώ, μπορείτε να...
• after the verb phrase in some contexts

At the end, as in your sentence, it sounds very natural.

Also, παρακαλώ does not always mean please. It can also mean:

• you’re welcome
• go ahead
• yes? when answering someone

So its exact meaning depends on context.

In standard Greek punctuation, yes: the Greek question mark is ;

So in fully standard Greek typography, the sentence would normally be written as:

Μπορείτε να μας φέρετε έναν δίσκο με δύο κούπες τσάι, παρακαλώ;

However, in international contexts, language-learning materials, phones, or mixed-language writing, you may also see the ordinary ? used instead.

So if you are writing careful Greek, use ; for a question.