Contributions

Lydia

Namboo? What?

Litsa

Chaufferis - chauffeur

Stavroulla

One chicken.... two chickia. Lol

Michele

Mäikos - Michael

Thalia

Dreglog - Gridlocked
Trippy - Trip
Appoinman- Appointment

Thalia

Fani-Fan

Georgia

To Buso - Bus
To mappo - Mop
Tap Pak Klin -Turn Pike Lane
Woo Gree - Wood Green

Thalia

Hambourka- Hamburger
Sosinga- sausage
Chikougin - Chicken
Gongri - Wood Green

Stallo

Polishmanos = policeman 👮‍♂
Kouka - cooker

Katerina

Pijames -pyjamas
Boxi- Box

Maria

Englesos / Englesa ..... English
Couckoo festra .... Cockfosters

Michele

Hotelli- hotel

Maria

Machina. .... machinist

Michele

Parkare - park the car
Banka - Bank
Fishatiko - fish & chip shop
Polismanos - policeman
Karpett…

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…

Lydia

Xabenee = Woolworths

Maria

Fishlee. ..... Finchley

Kate

Chinga: chewing gum

Stallo

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

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

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…

Sip

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

Nadia S. (via twitter)

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

sophia

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

Andreas Pavlou

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

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,…

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 …

Pepa

Ρεφιουτζής - ρεφιουντζίνα - ρεφιουτζήες = refugee (male, female, plural)

Η Νέρσα = nurse (female…

Athena M (via twitter)

Depósito = deposit
Inshouriance = insurance

Pepa

Αϊρέζος (Airezos) = Irish

Kyri P.

Η ατρέσα (Addresa) =address
Το μαshίνι (Machini) = machine
H μαικροάβα (microava) = microwave ov…

Pav Mastihi

Οι αηρισς / the Irish (this is interesting because presumably my parents generation didn't know any…

Tina K. (via twitter)

In our very early twenties we held our first barbecue. We were reliably informed by mum that we sho…

Irene E. (via twitter)

‘Bandoffs’ - from ‘παντόφλες’ 🥿 🤣

Andri P (via twitter)

'mpilozourka' = temperatures below zero

The word was mentioned to my sister when she first took …

Christala

Humborger - Hamburger
Fisch ships - fish and chips
Fisadigo - fish and chip shop
Tost - or to…

George P. (via twitter)

You pbly know these but... Marketa (market) basketa,(basket) buson, (bus)

Daspieris - bin man
a…