The Best Cyprus Community

Skip to content


How do distinguish a British Cypriot when he types greeklish

Feel free to talk about anything that you want.

Postby Sotos » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:16 pm

EPSILON wrote:
LENA wrote:I guess doesnt matter that much how they type the Greeklish because even Cypriot dont type correct in Greeklish.

What really matters is that they manage to learn the language...showing us that they respect us and the country they live in and tried to learn our language and even our dialect....what i was discussing earlier with a "Charlie" friend of mine (Sorry Hazza couldnt hold my self on that :wink: ) was that they get confused with the two words for the same thing one in Greek and one in Cypriot...and most British Cypriots learn the Cypriots words because is what they hear everyday and then they get confused when they hear the Greek word.


In order Gcs avoiding confusion they must start speak what they learn in scholl.-Threir language and not a bastard dialog including all nations words


:roll: All languages are bastard. Just so you know ;)
User avatar
Sotos
Leading Contributor
Leading Contributor
 
Posts: 11357
Joined: Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:50 am

Postby paliometoxo » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:51 pm

a bastard language? lol
User avatar
paliometoxo
Main Contributor
Main Contributor
 
Posts: 8837
Joined: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:55 pm
Location: Nicosia, paliometocho

Postby LENA » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:34 pm

EPSILON wrote:
LENA wrote:I guess doesnt matter that much how they type the Greeklish because even Cypriot dont type correct in Greeklish.

What really matters is that they manage to learn the language...showing us that they respect us and the country they live in and tried to learn our language and even our dialect....what i was discussing earlier with a "Charlie" friend of mine (Sorry Hazza couldnt hold my self on that :wink: ) was that they get confused with the two words for the same thing one in Greek and one in Cypriot...and most British Cypriots learn the Cypriots words because is what they hear everyday and then they get confused when they hear the Greek word.


In order Gcs avoiding confusion they must start speak what they learn in scholl.-Threir language and not a bastard dialog including all nations words


You must be kidding me right?

First of all who said to you that GC get confused with their language? When they speak they speak in Cypriot dialect, When they want to talk polite/formal or write something formal or do paper work they use Greek. Why we should ignore our special dialect? Its the language of our grandparents and its a really nice one.

By the way we know that Cypriot include word from lots of other language like Turkish, English, Italian etc That is because of our history which we are proud of it. We are proud of our island our traditions and our language. So why should we change that? We know how to write and talk and read proper Greek if we want or we have to and we dont get confused.

But I have a question for you...you said "their". What are you (if you dont mind to answer)?
User avatar
LENA
Main Contributor
Main Contributor
 
Posts: 4999
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:45 pm

Postby RichardB » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:33 pm

Well in answer to this Sotos all I can say is

"dos mou mia peera sai barakalo" :lol: :lol:
Some of us Brits Really Can be bothered to learn the language my Freind .....We might not be too good but but we really do try
User avatar
RichardB
Main Contributor
Main Contributor
 
Posts: 3644
Joined: Thu May 18, 2006 9:48 pm
Location: Blackpool/Lefkosia

Postby paliometoxo » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:16 pm

ahhh beer? give me a beer please ;p you learn good
User avatar
paliometoxo
Main Contributor
Main Contributor
 
Posts: 8837
Joined: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:55 pm
Location: Nicosia, paliometocho

Postby Sotos » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:07 am

RichardB wrote:Well in answer to this Sotos all I can say is

"dos mou mia peera sai barakalo" :lol: :lol:


:lol: :lol: :lol:
User avatar
Sotos
Leading Contributor
Leading Contributor
 
Posts: 11357
Joined: Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:50 am

Postby Kristianikos » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:22 am

hah, this is very true...

I am a cypriot who lives in the UK, and many of my friends use B instead of P, i have been influenced by my cypriot freinds and Cypriot forums and use the correct letters... :D
User avatar
Kristianikos
Member
Member
 
Posts: 185
Joined: Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:56 am
Location: UK

Postby paliometoxo » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:00 am

its all good, as long as you unerstand eachother its ok
User avatar
paliometoxo
Main Contributor
Main Contributor
 
Posts: 8837
Joined: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:55 pm
Location: Nicosia, paliometocho

Previous

Return to General Chat

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest