phrases in cyprus
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| fragile |
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may be a silly question i went and bought a tourist guide for our up comming hols in cyprus in this guide it has got various phrases for different things but strangly enough it did not have any phrases for where is the toilet i would like someone to tell me this phrase because this is probly the one phrase i am most likely to use especialy after i have had a drink or 2   |
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| Re: phrases in cyprus | |
| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:26 pm |
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| Sarah McD |
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| fragile wrote: |
| may be a silly question i went and bought a tourist guide for our up comming hols in cyprus in this guide it has got various phrases for different things but strangly enough it did not have any phrases for where is the toilet i would like someone to tell me this phrase because this is probly the one phrase i am most likely to use especialy after i have had a drink or 2 |
Ooo eh la john?
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:29 pm |
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well short and sweet and to the point
thanks  |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:32 pm |
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| fragile wrote: |
well short and sweet and to the point
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Sorry, wasn't very helpful of me.
I don't speak the lingo here, but I'm sure one of the other forum members will help you out.........most Cypriots speak really good English so it's not a worry.
I do admire you for learning phrases before you come, good on you! Wish I had made the effort, feel guilty being here and expecting everybody to speak to me in English.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:33 pm |
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| fragile wrote: |
well short and sweet and to the point
thanks |
if you can think of any more important phrases i might need i would appreciate it please feel free to pm me or thru the forum thanks  |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:37 pm |
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"Excuse, me where's the toilet?" = "Signomi, pou ine to apohoritirio?"
Im sure u will still have some problems in pronouncing it right but give it a try  |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:40 pm |
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| Yiannis wrote: |
"Excuse, me where's the toilet?" = "Signomi, pou ine to apohoritirio?"
Im sure u will still have some problems in pronouncing it right but give it a try |
sounds hard but i am sure i will manage it when i need to thanks  |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:52 pm |
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| fragile - Yiannis has given you the one you asked for, as a holidaymaker you will be in an area where English will be spoken but a few words of attempted Greek will always go down well. Its good to see you are prepared to at least give it a try. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:18 am |
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| Sarah McD wrote: |
| fragile wrote: |
well short and sweet and to the point
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Sorry, wasn't very helpful of me.
I don't speak the lingo here, but I'm sure one of the other forum members will help you out.........most Cypriots speak really good English so it's not a worry.
I do admire you for learning phrases before you come, good on you! Wish I had made the effort, feel guilty being here and expecting everybody to speak to me in English.
Whats stopping you from learning Greek?
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:00 am |
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| Piratis |
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"Excuse, me where's the toilet?" = "Signomi, pou ine to apohoritirio?"
Im sure u will still have some problems in pronouncing it right but give it a try |
I guess "signomi, pou ine i toualeta" is easier
By the way, the reason that most British people never learn Greek even if they lived many years here is because they didn't really have to.
Speaking English will be enough in the 99% of the places. |
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