The Grenglish Project

Documenting #Grenglish: English words that London’s Greek Cypriots borrowed from English and turned into Greek 🇬🇧🇨🇾 Tweets by @DrAnnaMDX @pkaratsareas

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The video of our interview to @AntreasKimitris aon @alphaenimerosi this morning (in Greek). Thank you again to @alpha_cyprus for having us!https://t.co/yKo9eTaxrr @DrAnnaMDX @pkaratsareas

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James:
“Craftissa”. Noun.

My wife’s grandmother, God rest her soul, used to use this word.

It was used to describe someone devious or manipulative or scheming.

Translation would be something like, “Look our for that one: she is crafty”.😁

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@DrAnnaMDX @culturalchcuk @pkaratsareas You can see the videorecording of the Symposium here: https://t.co/UAjp1uSQaf
Check from 1.03.45 for @DrAnnaMDX's presentation on Grenglish

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.⁦@HistoricEngland⁩ are inviting people to share stories of things they've done to support historic places. It’d be great to have some stories relating to Greek and Cypriot sites recorded! Share yours through the website 👇 https://t.co/oOt7qTsZ8t

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Check out the new #policy paper on
”Why and how to integrate non-standard linguistic varieties into #education: Cypriot #Greek in #Cyprus and the UK”
🎒👩‍🏫🇨🇾🇬🇷🇬🇧
Freely available
By our own @pkaratsareas and E. Ioannidou, V. Lytra, S. Tsiplakou ⬇️
https://t.co/AqnJ27g2la

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Fancy a 🍔Hamboorgge (Hamburger) from Magdones (McDonald's)?

Any #grenglish food-related words that whet your appetite?

Submit at: https://t.co/8ujGaxeA1j

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A few more #grenglish words from Anthony P.:
Centra (Centre)
Televisho (TV)
Footbos (Football)
Weddy (Wedding)
Dussbi (Dustbin)
Dussbia (Dustbins plural)
Voshi Meshy (Washing Machine)

Check the full list at: https://t.co/7WsGt497DL

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📢Check out the latest paper by our own @pkaratsareas
on how Cypriot Greek is now viewed as 'slang', rather than 'village talk' by young British-born speakers of Greek Cypriot heritage 🗨️💬🇬🇧🇨🇾

https://t.co/ONbjTe4awK

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Lucia:
"Negatch or Nagatch (=disgusting/disgusted), people pronounce it differently but it comes from the word anagatcho"
🤢🤢
Submit your favourite #grnglish words here: https://t.co/8ujGaxeA1j

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Anthony P. remembers his favourite #Grenglish place names:
🌆Middly sex (Middlesex)
🏙️Cricklywood (Cricklewood)
🚉Hento Cendra (Hendon Central)
🏘️Pammers Gri (Palmers Green)

[Μάριο σΚέμπες 🇦🇷 @diastrofella]

@GrenglishProj I knew Chartered Accountant as 'Chartakkas' and Certified Accountant as 'Certafakkas.' First I hear of Chartakaoundas 🙂

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📦Τα μπόξια (=τα κουτιά. "Έννα ετοιμάσουμε μπόξια με πράγματα για να τα στείλουμε σε φτωχά πλάσματα στην Κύπρο")
🐟Ο σαλμός (= ο σολωμός")
🛒Το Μόρισο (= σουπερμαρκετ Morrisons "Το Μόρισο έχει το καλύτερο ψάρι")
🧺Η πασκέτα (= καλάθι)
https://t.co/8ujGaxeA1j

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Hope you're all getting excited for Easter while staying home... 🐰🥚🐣
Is your friza (φρίζα) full of flaounes from last year? Or perhaps you are expecting a boxi (μπόξι) with goodies from Cyprus?

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Olga's favourite #grenglish words
Η Φρίζα (=κατάψυξη. "Φτιάχνω πολλές φλαούνες, τις βάζω στη φρίζα και μετά στην κούκα και είναι τέλειες")
Η κούκα (=φούρνος. Βλέπε πιο πάνω)
Η χούβα (=η ηλεκτρική σκούπα. "Η χούβα Χενρυ είναι η καλύτερη")

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Nici D.'s favourite #grenglish:
foka - fork
choppes - chops or teeth
kekin - cake
kombiouta - computer
kripes - crisps
terkis - turkey
hiti - heating
orinja - orange juice
cheki - cheque
manija - manager
lashbo - lunch box
televisho - tv
kabouti - ☕️
https://t.co/jwKauJhrEo

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From HeyCupid💘

❄️Μπιλοζεριασε= the temperature was below zero
And for a romantic dinner:
🥩Τα στέκια= steak

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@GrenglishProj I read these out to my family, wetting ourselves 😂

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Melanie's #grenglish place:
Ναξιέν = Nags Head Holloway
'Θα σε βρω στο Ναξιέν'

Do you remember any #grenglish place names?

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Pepa's from West London #grenglish words:

⚽️O φουρπαδόρος (foorbadoros) : footballer
🚉Το στέισιον - τα στέισια : station- stations
🗄️η κκάπα - οι κκάπες (cuba) - cuboard(s)

Sumbit your own👉https://t.co/8ujGaxeA1j