Sayings and Proverbs

A Greek Love Story   An elderly Greek lay dying in his bed. While suffering the agonies o...

1. Ο πόνος και η αγάπη μ&alp...

1. Μια μέρα που καθόμο&up...

“When Greek meets Greek” – Why we say this. This often misquoted saying is an English saying rathe...

Like the snow. Said to someone when you haven't seen them for a long time. And suddenly you see t...

This literally means the comb has struck a knot (in hair) - and the implication is that now, either...

Frequent quotes of my parents: Athanasios/Thanasis Andronicos -01/1881-01-1965 Ekaterini Efstr...

Thrillarian. A person who gets a real thrill from perfroming an act of philanthropy. An important...

Go issia, katefftia - directly, in a straight line, immediately. A saying from messa thimo. Do...

Among the year 2000 archives of the television program Burke's Backyard there is an article on red c...

Literally translates to: The wedding is very difficult.. (And) the bride is pregnant. Not use...

Kai oti eho As ta hasso. Which translates as - "I am so very glad to see you...when I take your...

Usually used about someone who has "wasted their life", or made wrong choices in life. You can on...

A Mama-isms from the brilliant book, Austin Lunch, by Contance M Constant. Mama's way of saying -...

Like so many other Kytherian and Greek women my Mama never formally learnt English. She learnt b...

Is a small village on the road between Hora and Potamos near the intersection with the road to Mylop...

Used in situation whereby when by perfecting or improving something, you make another thing seem ver...

When a person mixes things all up or complicates something. i.e. You have made everything into cole...

An anger response to someone that acts bullheaded or steadfast. Not quite sure the exact meaning, bu...

So hungry he is black in color. This was used when someone was really hungry.