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[bill cobbett]

As a public service to ex-pats and visitors and to our our younger tissy members, here are some useful phrases in the greecy dialect.

At LCA - Taxi Rank

Bossa yia doh Pissouri?
(How much to Pissouri?)

Bossa?!!
(How Much?!!)

Eesastin ouli kleftes!
(You're all thieves!)

At the Cafe at Nissi

Tries gockes parakalo.
(Three Cokes please)

Bossa?!!
(How Much?!!)

Eesastin ouli kleftes!
(You're all thieves!)

At the Harbour at Paphos

Enan cafe j'ena liggisma parakalo.
(A coffee and a cake please)

Bossa?!!
(How Much?!!)

Eesastin ouli kleftes!
(You're all thieves!)

At The Bank

Thosmou dah lefta! Eho pistoli!
(Give me the money. I have a gun)

Eime kleftis
(I'm a thief)