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Basic phrases in Cypriot that differ from standard Greek

12/28/2015

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Hello everyone,
Let me start by welcoming everyone to the blog.  As you may know, this blog will be giving you useful phrases and tips for communicating in Greek on the island.  So, as a first entry I will provide some very useful words/phrases that are often used in the Greek-Cypriot dialect that differ from standard Greek.  Such phrases are useful indeed for following a conversation and for understanding some of the local idioms.   On the first row you can find the standard Greek word/phrase while on the second its equivalent in the dialect.
 
Standard Greek
Greek-Cypriot Dialect
Meaning in English

Θα
Εν να
will

Δεν θα
Ε(ν) θα
Will not

Τι κάνεις;
Ην να που καμνείς;
How are you?

Πως σε λένε;
Ην να που σε λαλούν;
What is your name? (literally How do they call you?)

Πού είναι;
Πού ένει;
Where is it?

Μου αρέσει/σου αρέσει;
Αρέσκει μου/αρέσκει σου;
I like it/ Do you like it?

Έλα εδώ
Έλα δα
Come here

Αυτός/αυτή/αυτό
Τούτος/τούτη/τούτο
He/She/It

 
So, these are some very commonly used words/phrases that are not the same in standard Greek and in the dialect.   The next time you hear someone asking “Ην να που καμνείς;”, you can answer “Είμαι καλά, εσύ;». 
And remember, you do not need to learn the dialect but it helps if you understand it.
Speak to you soon
Marios
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