Βάλε λίγο λίπασμα.

Βάλε means put, add, or place, depending on context.

It comes from the verb βάζω, which is a very common verb meaning to put, to place, to add, and in some contexts even to wear or to set.

In this sentence, because the object is fertilizer, the most natural English sense is add or put on:

• Βάλε λίγο λίπασμα. = Add a little fertilizer.

Because Βάλε is the imperative form: it is used to give a command or instruction.

Compare:

• βάζεις = you put / you are putting
• να βάλεις = that you put / to put in a subjunctive structure
• Βάλε = put! / add!

So Βάλε λίγο λίπασμα. is a direct instruction to one person.

Βάλε is the singular informal imperative — you say it to one person.

If you are speaking to:

• one person: Βάλε λίγο λίπασμα.
• more than one person, or one person formally: Βάλτε λίγο λίπασμα.

So Βάλε is like put/add some fertilizer! said to one person.

Here λίγο means a little, a bit of, or some.

So:

• λίγο λίπασμα = a little fertilizer / some fertilizer

It softens the command a bit and specifies quantity. Without it, Βάλε λίπασμα would simply mean put/add fertilizer, without saying how much.

Because λίπασμα is a neuter singular noun, and λίγο is the matching neuter singular form.

The adjective λίγος changes form to agree with the noun:

• λίγος for masculine
• λίγη for feminine
• λίγο for neuter

Since λίπασμα is neuter, you get:

• λίγο λίπασμα

It is in the accusative case, because it is the direct object of Βάλε.

You are putting/adding something — that thing is λίπασμα.

A useful point for learners: many neuter nouns in Greek have the same form in the nominative and accusative singular, so λίπασμα looks the same in both cases.

There is no article because the sentence is talking about an indefinite amount of fertilizer, not a specific previously identified fertilizer.

• λίγο λίπασμα = a little fertilizer / some fertilizer
• λίγο από το λίπασμα = a little of the fertilizer
• το λίπασμα = the fertilizer

So in Βάλε λίγο λίπασμα, the speaker just means add some fertilizer, not add the fertilizer.

Yes, λίπασμα is the normal word for fertilizer.

It is a neuter noun:

• singular: το λίπασμα
• plural: τα λιπάσματα

You will commonly hear it in gardening, farming, and plant-care contexts.

A rough pronunciation is:

VA-le LEE-go LEE-pas-ma

More roughly in English-style syllables:

• Βάλε = VAH-leh
• λίγο = LEE-gho (the γ here is a soft sound, not a hard English g)
• λίπασμα = LEE-pahs-ma

The stress falls on:

• ΒΆλε
• ΛΊγο
• ΛΊπασμα

Yes, it sounds natural, especially as a practical instruction — for example in gardening.

However, it is still a direct command, so tone matters. Depending on context, it may sound:

• perfectly normal in instructions
• slightly abrupt if said sharply

To make it softer, Greek often adds:

• σε παρακαλώ = please
• λίγο itself already softens it somewhat by making the instruction less absolute

For example:

• Βάλε λίγο λίπασμα, σε παρακαλώ. = Please add a little fertilizer.

Yes. The most literal translation is put, but in natural English, especially with fertilizer, add or apply may sound better.

So depending on context, this could be:

• Put a little fertilizer.
• Add a little fertilizer.
• Apply a little fertilizer.

Greek βάζω is broader than any one single English verb, so the best translation depends on what is being put and in what situation.