Contributions

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

Kori jo

Ass cream - ice cream
One pow - one pound
Chutterkka - chartered accountant
Shoh peeng - shoppin…

sophia

con fleis = any cereal
marketa = market
ambula = ambulance
dasbi = dustbin
na bookaro = to b…

Costas

" kamneis ligolai" do you offer legal aid - persons looking for solicitor that does legal aid w…

SpartanStathi

Unbisteftable - blend of unbelievable and 'abistefto'
Blondissa - blonde woman
Chigoui - as in 't…

Flora

Μαρκέτα ( supermarket)

Kat

Bitchissa (Bitch)
Gerraravitz (Get out of it)
Sulla na bitchi (son of a bitch)
Polishmanos (poli…

Andreas Pavlou

Baso- λεωφορείο
Fishatiko- fish and chips shop
Boksi- κουτί
Ινδιάνος--indian
Televijon- τηλεόρα…

Christina C. (via twitter)

It's got to be #fishburypark..didn't realise until I was an adult that this was in fact #FinsburyPa…

Chris P. (via twitter)

My Yiayia used to call Camden Town ‘up and down’

Tina K. (via twitter)

My Yiayia used to use ‘jusdasay’ (just the same) and ‘abetchoo’ (I bet you) in her Greek sentences.…

Marianna M. (via twitter)

“Where did you parkares to car”

Gabriel (via twitter)

το κέττλο - kettle
μικκημάους - any form of cartoon
το ντάσπι - bin
η κούκκα - stove

Also,…

Polis L. (via twitter)

My grandma used to like going to the "marketa".

Oh, and my friend came up with "ξεκλάτσιαρε" to …

Petro N (via twitter)

I was about write to you & complain. But I had no "στάμπα" to put on the letter, so I was going to …

Kilo (via twitter)

Banga was a τράπεζα until my early 20’s 😩

Mappo

Sophia (via twitter)

Η γιαγιά μου λέει ότι πρέπει να 'cancellari' το ραντεβού της!

Yiayia at ATM/cash point: "Θέλω να…

Kimchi (via twitter)

Oh god, my mum and godmother have quite a few 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Caioukia = cake
Sausenges = sausages
Cig…

Panteli S. (via twitter)

mum would take us shopping with her to the "margetta" shops visited included "lidleewoos" (littlewo…