Contributions

Athi

Telefono- telephone
Televizio- television
Postagis- postman
Baseris- bus driver
Lamba-lamp
Sai…

Kate

Midra: meter
Lieshman: Linesman

Katerina

Shefesh bush- shepherds Bush

Maria

Xabenee=woolworths
Xabenee is probably the most accurate because woolworths was known as the 6penn…

Thalia

Camedown - Camden town

Lydia

Xabenee = Woolworths

Maria

Fishlee. ..... Finchley

Kate

Chinga: chewing gum

Stallo

Slippes - slippers
Tie - tights
Vassos- vase
D-lefono = telephone 📞
Lamba = lamp

Chris Nicolaou

cuppaboti - cup of tea

Chris Nicolaou

roofy - the Roof
roomie - the bedroom
busi - the bus
Chako Levendi - Good looking guy
S…

Katerina

Kenglo = kettle
Buso

Maria

Postoffy😀😂

Michele

O Lanlos = Landlord
Pennes ( not penis) = pens
Marketta = market
Restoran = restaurant

Thalia

Tesgoes- Tesco
Fishbury Park - Finsbury Park

Nicolas Nicolaides

Postagis postman

Michael Vassiliou

Roofigis - The man who fixes roof problems like broken tiles etc

Yiota Savvas

Pudinga = pudding / desert 🤪

Maria

"bordokka" (with the accent on the first o)
for 'Bordokkali'

Michele

Who can guess what "kaounta" is?
It's 'Counter'

"Dabrida" for interpreter

Cleo R.

Guys you also have to think of words the other way around.

For example, 'No Horses' aka Oi apar…

Nick

Postoffi = Post Office
Nagsiade = Nags Head pub Holloway Rd
Stamba = Stamp
Banga = Bank
Sauseng…

Yianna

Letta (singular), lettes (plural) = lettuce
Stekki = steak
Beiko = bacon
Frizza = freezer
I ha…

Chris (via Twitter)

Plural of chicken? Τσικια - Chickya.
In chip shop - fkarta chickya na ksibaosoun! 😂

Mr Way and Panteli S. (via Twitter)

When I was a kid it was stedde, but since I married, my girls have Yiayia’s. Also, I used to sleep …

Panteli S. (via Twitter)

We loved it when with mum we would get the bussoh (bus) to sanbangra (St. Pancras) board the drenno…

Angeliki E. (via Twitter)

Pieijis (pie-i-jis) as in the pie man! Θα πάω να πληρώσω τον pieijis 🤣 chip shop chat.

Savvas Savva

When I came to England someone told me
Έβαλα τεπόζιτο για σπίτι και μετά κάτι έγινε και το έχασα …

Katerina

Darly mou - My darling

Themis

Hartono to kitsoui
Literally putting new wallpaper in the kitchen
Can be understood to mean that …

Kyri P.

Grillota (η γκριλλόττα) = griddle plate / wire rack tray for grilling

Debs

Billi - The bill / Λογαριασμό

Το Billi plis
The bill please

Sip

Fogies, pronounced like greek φώκιες. “Το Λονδινο eshi πολλες fogies”. = it’s very foggy in london

Laki

Oh My Kounes (Goodness)

Stella

Mbesh= beige
Picha= peach

Maria Panayiodou

Busairis = bus conductor my mum and friends used this word in the 70’s

Taxigis = taxi driver

George skordis

Rashion from rationing.word used by enclave persons in the maronite village of kormakitis for the w…

Anastasia

My Yiayia and Bapoo use the Gringlish word ‘hoteli’ for ‘hotel’ rather than the standard Greek word…

Nadia S. (via twitter)

Neighbour of some cousins in Cyprus, who’d lived many years in London. They used to call her ‘Κουνά…

Spurs Andro

Mapo Mop
Mooshamas Floor lino
penn'es penny's (coins or pens)
sausinjar sau…

Anastasis Tavropoulos

Here's some Cypriot
Chiaera - Chair

Koutchises - to hit something (with a projectile) from Engl…

Iacovos Neophytou

Που εν η κόρη σου;

Μα εν ηξέρω. Is suppose to είσιεν ν´αρτει σήμερα.

More code-switching, t…

Iacovos Neophytou

Έλα να σ´ακκάσω - Elephant and Castle

Source: My dad. He tells of an old lady who described th…

Iacovos Neophytou

Πρόσεχε, εν πολλά κκράφτησσα τούτη.

- Be careful, she is very crafty / deceitful / untrustworth…

Mariou

Umboola = ambulance
Cofflax = cornflakes or any other breakfast cereal

Katia

Knithete κνιθετε = scratching
Ampou lalis = ti les
Centra heati = central Finchley

Vaso

Stochin - Stodgy

Christos

chiki - chicken
kookka - cooker