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Tony Tasou
What a lovely project, to raise the profile of our Cypriot patois.
Some words that come to mind,…
Yiayia Christina
Sweetchariko - the sweet shop / corner shop
nautikoui / nautikoua - little naughty one
shesikoui …
Andy (via twitter)
If we're doing shops today
🐟Fishatiko - Fish and Chip Shop
Restorun - Restaurant
Bren Cro - B…
Pantelis S (via twitter)
Checkarre .... check / look at.
Boxie .... box / crate.
Cos Costs
Not sure if this has already been mentioned but when I was young:
The Sweet Shop = “sweetchitiko…
Greg Theoharis
"En en" was a phrase my Yiayia and Pappou used which was added as a confirmation at the end of a st…
Pantelis S (via twitter)
Sarjis .. Sergeant
Gabedanios ... Captain
Billotos .. Pilot
Aeroblano ... Airplane
Ellicobte…
Keko
Some of the many many grenlish words I hear from my grandparents:
Kkonteina (singular, feminine)…
LURUCiNALI
pinas = peanuts
ais borg krisbi leters = crispy iceberg lettuce
garlegs = garlic
brod bi…
Andy (via twitter)
Plumas (Plumber)
Lektrisha (Electrician)
Fishas (Fish and chips shop owner(ME)) and my favourit…
Mr Way (via twitter)
Polishmanos
Chefis
Cumboy (cowboy) was a nickname for a friend
Pantelis S (via twitter)
Farmathoros .. farmer
Gaffejis .. cafe owner
Hehmasta .. headmaster
Cuntunt .. accountant
D…
Longjacket
Banga- Bank
Postofi- Post Office
Postijis- Postman
Kedlon- Kettle
Machdonna- Mcdees
Ston Turko…
Andy P
Hari Pak Lane
Some kind of Cypriot malfunction when trying to say Turnpike Lane but morphing it wi…
Andreas Georgiou
Ela funni Castle - Elephant and Castle
Exapenni - old pre decimal sixpence
To Exapenni - Wool…
Sotiris Hajittofi (sidney)
box- boxin. boxes- boxia(boksha, it's important to get the pronounciation correct)
list- lista,…
Sotiris Hajittofi (Sidney)
box- boxin. boxes- boxia(boksha, it's important to get the pronounciation correct)
list- lista,…
Maria N. (via twitter)
My Dad’s aunt lived in St John’s Wood - she would say she took “the buso to Captain Down to go to …
Andy (via twitter)
Continuing with the add an "a" to English words to turn them into Cypriot, how many people had thei…
John
A very good friend of mine created the word antisiseptic. Pronounced the Greek way Andi...etc. she …
Cos
Hoping some of these qualify. Some of these relate to the fish and chip business my parents ran. Do…
Kyri
As it's hay-fever season my Grenglish word is "Apptchuristigga" I sneezed.
Choftes
To talk choftes is to talk rubbish.
"You chat choftes"
"What is this choftes"