Μπορείτε να μου φέρετε άλλο ένα σουβέρ, παρακαλώ;

A natural breakdown is:

• Μπορείτε = can you / are you able to
• να = a particle used before the verb, often introducing something like to ... or a subordinate verb
• μου = to me / for me
• φέρετε = bring
• άλλο ένα = another one / one more
• σουβέρ = coaster
• παρακαλώ = please

So the sentence means Can you bring me another coaster, please?

Μπορείτε is the 2nd person plural form, but in Greek it is also used as the polite/formal singular, like French vous or Spanish usted-style politeness.

So:

• Μπορείς = can you when speaking to one person informally
• Μπορείτε = can you when speaking to:
  • more than one person, or
  • one person politely/formally

In a café or restaurant, Μπορείτε is the normal polite choice.

Informal version:

• Μπορείς να μου φέρεις άλλο ένα σουβέρ, παρακαλώ;

Να is a very common Greek particle that introduces a verb in a dependent clause. After verbs like μπορώ (I can), Greek usually uses να + verb.

So:

• Μπορώ να έρθω = I can come
• Μπορείτε να φέρετε = you can bring

English often uses to in similar places, but Greek does not use an infinitive here. Instead, it uses να plus a finite verb form.

So Μπορείτε να μου φέρετε... literally works like Can you that you bring me..., but in real English we simply say Can you bring me...

This is a very common learner question.

After να, Greek often chooses between:

• an aorist/subjunctive-style form for a single, complete action
• a present/imperfective form for an ongoing, repeated, or general action

Here, φέρετε comes from φέρνω and refers to one complete action: bringing one coaster.

So:

• να φέρετε = to bring / bring as a single act
• να φέρνετε = to keep bringing / bring regularly / be bringing

In a restaurant request, να μου φέρετε άλλο ένα σουβέρ sounds right because you want one specific action.

Μου means to me or sometimes for me.

In Greek, short object pronouns like μου, σου, του, της, μας often come before the verb.

So:

• μου φέρετε = bring me
• literally: to-me bring

This word order is normal in Greek.

Examples:

• Μου δίνετε το μενού; = Can you give me the menu?
• Μου φέρνεις νερό; = Are you bringing me water?

In this sentence, άλλο ένα is the most natural way to say another one / one more.

• άλλο = other / another
• ένα = one / a

Together, άλλο ένα often means one more.

So:

• άλλο ένα σουβέρ = another coaster / one more coaster

You may also see ένα άλλο, but that can more easily emphasize a different one rather than simply one more. In everyday service situations, άλλο ένα is the usual choice.

Σουβέρ means coaster. It is a borrowed word, originally from French.

It is very common in Modern Greek.

It is usually treated as a neuter noun:

• το σουβέρ = the coaster
• ένα σουβέρ = a coaster

You may hear the plural:

• τα σουβέρ = the coasters

Παρακαλώ means please, and placing it at the end is very common and natural in polite requests.

So:

• Μπορείτε να μου φέρετε άλλο ένα σουβέρ, παρακαλώ; = very natural

It can also appear earlier:

• Παρακαλώ, μπορείτε να μου φέρετε άλλο ένα σουβέρ;

Both are correct. The version with παρακαλώ at the end often sounds especially natural in everyday speech.

You would usually switch the verb forms from polite/plural to singular informal:

• Μπορείς να μου φέρεις άλλο ένα σουβέρ, παρακαλώ;

Changes:

• Μπορείτε → Μπορείς
• φέρετε → φέρεις

Everything else can stay the same.

Yes, it is polite and completely appropriate in a restaurant.

A slightly softer or more formal version would be:

• Θα μπορούσατε να μου φέρετε άλλο ένα σουβέρ, παρακαλώ;

This literally means something like Would you be able to bring me another coaster, please? and sounds a bit more indirect and extra polite.

So:

• Μπορείτε να μου φέρετε... = polite and normal
• Θα μπορούσατε να μου φέρετε... = even more polite

A simple pronunciation guide is:

bo-REE-te na moo FE-re-te AL-lo E-na soo-VER, pa-ra-ka-LO?

A few notes:

• Μπορείτε has the stress on -ρεί-
• φέρετε has the stress on φέ-
• άλλο has the stress on ά-
• σουβέρ has the stress on the last syllable
• παρακαλώ has the stress on the last syllable

If you want to sound natural, the sentence usually rises a bit like a polite question, especially near the end.

In Greek, just like in English, polite requests are often phrased as questions:

• Can you bring me another coaster, please?

So even though the speaker is requesting something, the grammar is interrogative.

Also, remember that the Greek question mark looks like a semicolon:

• ;

So:

• Μπορείτε να μου φέρετε άλλο ένα σουβέρ, παρακαλώ;

That final ; is the normal Greek question mark.