Contributions

Paraskos

*busso / bus - at a guess there were not many buses in rural Cyprus when people left in the 1960s a…

Vicky

Some words that we use...

Scooba- broom
Vaso- vase
Aparo- horse

My mum also said my yia yia…

Christopher C.

I was born (1947) in London, to Greek Cypriot parents; for five years (from the age of 6 years till…

Angeliggi E. (via twitter)

I’m sat here in Cyprus slowly descending into a food coma after being almost force fed for 3 days a…

I Stellou

Some contributions from my parents… 😊

Πάσο - bus

Κκόμφμο - fabric softener (ANY fabric soften…

Harry

Greek Cypriots in New Zealand are very very few. There are more Greeks in Wellington but all those…

Pav mastihi

FOOD AND PRODUCT LABELS 1

I somehow ended up at a Greek Cypriot shop food called Despina’s in S…

Nadia S. (via twitter)

Goodnight

Neighbour of some cousins in Cyprus, who’d lived many years in London. They used to ca…

Angela N.

I'm so glad you're doing this. It's something I wanted to do, but didn't where to start or have tim…

Brian

I'm of English mother tongue and my knowledge of Greek or Cypriot is very, very basic (maybe a coup…

Dion Georgiou

To Mbaso - The bus
I Mbanka - The bank

Both terms that I heard my grandfather (born in Cyprus i…

Sophia M

My mum was talking to my non-greek husband about Cyprus. On saying "Cyprus has many beautiful bitch…

Pav mastihi

As you do, you go to Σεσπουρι to do the σιοπια in the γεριμη the βρακα. No idea where his πασκεττα…

Pav mastihi

The huge crowds were after the man with the γεριμη την βρακα that goes all τρικκι τρακα, so they ha…

Andy Winters

Yiayia lived in Manor Gardens (Fishbury park)in the 60's. Emigrated to London from Northern Cyprus …

Ευγένιος Δανιήλ

Στους Ινδιάνους I.e. asian corner shop
Μπλοκάρει blocking

I did also want to draw your atten…

Dionne Georgiou

Traffication-indicators!
I found out recently that the "verico" grapes that are so lovely and juic…

Λαζαρώ

Being born and raised in the uk, not london but manchester, i was good friends with georgiou s moth…

Nadia S. (via twitter)

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

Andreas Pavlou

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

Kimchi (via twitter)

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

Caioukia = cake
Sausenges = sausages
Cig…

Pav Mastihi

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

Pav Mastihi

Yεεrology

The Yεεrologist

The name of a travelling van selling authentic Greek gyro in market…

Pav Panayioti Mastihi

Οι πιτλοι/ the Beatles ( the band, not the insects)

Ο ποηφρε/ boyfriend

Η κεηφρε/ the girlfr…

Pav panayioti mastihi

GORY

Gory roughly translates as hey you or hey girl used when women address each other.

Tech…

Kyri P

Do Basso - the bus
Karpeto - carpet
Do kitchin - kitchen
To keto - kettle

My mother came o…

Pav Panayioti Mastihi

Two hysterically funny examples involving my sister.

In the 60s we grew up in Captain tow. My p…