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Tom
Grillian - Grilled chicken
Rostan- Roast chicken
Boylan- Boiled chicken
Sean-airy - Sean C…
Lucia
Negatch or Nagatch, people pronounce it differently but it comes from the word anagatcho
Anthony Prokopiou
Middly sex (Middlesex)
Cricklywood (Cricklewood)
Hento Cendra (Hendon Central)
Pammer…
Anthony Prokopiou
Bre Cro (Brent Cross....Shopping Centre)
Centra (Centre)…
Diastrofella (via twitter)
I knew Chartered Accountant as 'Chartakkas' and Certified Accountant as 'Certafakkas.'
Olga
Το Φισσάδικον (= Fish and chips shop. Οι πιο πολλοί μαθητες και μαθήτριες είχαν τουλάχιστον δύο!)
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Heycupid
Μπιλοζεριασε= the temperature was below zero
Τα στέκια= steak
Nici Darby
Bason - bus
foka - fork
eye skri - ice cream
"elomike" - hello mate
choppes - chops or teeth
m…
Nici Darby
Chiki Thaims - Chicken thighs
Bafides - Fajitas
chipes - chips
Kate panteli
Maxespeses = marks and Spenser’s
Sesburi = sainsburies
Ok woo = okwood
Neke = neck end
Dri…
Madden Χρήστος Walsh
words: see you later
pronunceation: SEEoo lateR
the r is trilled
Costas
passaportin - passport
marketa - market
polishmanos - policeman
basketa -basket
ambula - ambul…
Xenia Karayiannis
Boxshia (plural of boxes)
Chickia (plural of chicken)
Ta carka (curry sauce)
Sausinges (sausage…
KAD
belozerkia = below zero (θεμροκρασίες υπό του μηδενός), ιδίως στη φράση "Ήρκεψαν τα μπελοζέρκια" (I…
Kurios Horkatos
Na chakaro / na chakaris / na charkaroumen
Na parkaro / na parkaris / na parkaroumen
To Parkinn
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Christopher C. (via email)
A good many years ago, in a pub near the old London docks, I heard some Greek sailors use a word th…
Luke K. (via email)
I am fascinated by your research into Grenglish. I was born and brought up in London, UK, originall…
Louis
This is wonderful and would be a shame to lose the cypriot/english language as spoken by that immig…
Kay
My parents had a dress making factory in the sixties,as did many others .
Kofti. pattern cutter…
Leo
Mobai/Μόπαη - Mobile
Passoporto/Πασσοπόρτο - passport
Googli/Κούκλη - google
Noodli/Νούδλη - no…
Melanie
Εξαπεννύν Woolworths because everything was 6 pence
Two-λογιων instead of δυο λογιών two types
Ε…
Pav
Πενταδακτιλο μΣ
demolished:
The last καφενέ in Harringay closed down a few months back and t…
Christopher C.
I was born (1947) in London, to Greek Cypriot parents; for five years (from the age of 6 years till…
Androulla L.
Sandwigi = sandwich
Billin = the bill (when you have paid for something).
TP
Is the ‘on’ in ‘ketlon’ a ‘Greekified’ ending, or does it come from the English usage...’put the ke…
Andoulla L. (via email)
Hi my grandparents and mum would say "garash" for garage.
"Vud green" was Wood Green.
"Grips …
Andy Diomedes
Postagis - postman , polishmanos- policeman, stampa-stamp, oringa- orange drink ,shopka- shops, car…
Maro
Polishmanos - policeman
Dusbajeris - dustbinman- garbage collector
Christiana
Basso.... meaning Bus
Marketta...meaning Market
Edmonto Gree.... Edmonton Green
Fishatiko... Fis…
Anastasia
Abetchou - I bet you
Dipozito- deposit
Boxi- box
Basaris- bus driver
Garashi - garage
Fishatik…
Desmond Michael
Polishmanos = Policeman
Banga = Bank
Marketa = Market
Duspierithes = Dustmen
Also, perhaps no…