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Postby zgn » Sat May 02, 2009 1:47 pm

Ok, I am one of the upstarts that have retired to the North (pre74 Turkish Title land before we get side tracked on that one) and left nothing in the UK to return to. Live here on pensions and no savings and amongst the locals and not the expats as we wished to be true guests of our hosts and help them as much as they help us. There, scene set.

We have learnt a fair bit of Turkish and that is not an easy thing to do but now we can have the occasional trip across the line into the RoC we need to have some simple words in Greek at our disposal.

Would anyone please let us know what the words are for the following and if possible print them out phonetically (as they is spoke) so we can say the right thing in the right place:

Please?
Thank you?
Sorry?
Excuse me?
Can I help you?

That will do for now if anyone can help. Many thanks.
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Postby RichardB » Sat May 02, 2009 2:03 pm

http://www.cybc.com.cy/index.php?option ... Itemid=233

An Excellent Greek course here (Free)

Please= Parakalo

Thank you=Efxaristo

Sorry/Excuse me = sigknomi
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Postby Raymanoff » Sat May 02, 2009 2:10 pm

Go To Hell = Na pas sto anathema.
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Postby Jerry » Sat May 02, 2009 2:34 pm

Raymanoff wrote:Go To Hell = Na pas sto anathema.


Please excuse his rudeness zgn, he's not a Cypriot.
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Postby Oracle » Sat May 02, 2009 2:36 pm

Cyprus isn't set up so that you can flit "back and forth" fraternizing with Turks who occupy our country and then expecting to patronise Greeks with a few well chosen words! :roll:

Criminal coloniser!

Use English :lol:
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Postby Raymanoff » Sat May 02, 2009 2:37 pm

Jerry, i am Cypriot... its says so in my Passport...
And all expats living in the North can go to Hell... i will repeat this again and again.
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Postby bill cobbett » Sat May 02, 2009 2:44 pm

Welcome to CF zgn.

Think I'll start a how to insult people in Cypriot when I have time.
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Postby Jerry » Sat May 02, 2009 2:46 pm

Raymanoff wrote:Jerry, i am Cypriot... its says so in my Passport...
And all expats living in the North can go to Hell... i will repeat this again and again.


I thought you were Russian!
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Postby Raymanoff » Sat May 02, 2009 2:48 pm

I used to be 15 years ago... :D
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Postby Raymanoff » Sat May 02, 2009 2:50 pm

here is the proof, facebook quiz taken few days ago: :) :)

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