Yah Doos Ex’sib’nous – For those know it all’s
A wise woman once told me, “you can say anything you want to your dog, and he’ll always look at you as if to say …. My god, that’s brilliant!”
Ed’s Note:
We thought you might appreciate a quick crash course in the basics of the local lingo, specifically aimed at how to talk to your dog … so without further ado, here goes … btw it tells a bit of a story 😉
Together???
Try piecing a few of words together, the permutations are endless and don’t worry too much about the grammar. Waving your arms about justiculatingly adds to the authenticity! By the way, almost everyone speaks English out here, but it’s always worth knowing just a little to get you by, and the Cypriots love it!
By Tony Dynamou & Mell
| Stand up | Sigg'oss'tou |
|---|---|
| Walk | Barh'bad'deh |
| Sit | Gats'seh |
| Stay | Min'neh |
| Beg | Thellies? |
| Lie down | Xsab'loss'eh |
| There | Jam’meh |
| Roll over | Yirr’is’seh |
| Play dead | Bex’seh beh’ham’men’ie |
| Let's go | Bah’men |
| Home | Spid’dee or essoh |
| In | Mess’ah |
| Out | Exs’soh |
| We’re off | F’fee’ah’men |
| Up | Ban’noh |
| Down | Gah’toh |
| Slow down | See’ah see’ahh |
| Don't bite | Men ak’kann’ies 😉 |
| Heel, stop | Stamm’add’ah! |
| Tickle, tickle, tickle | Ga’oou’ron ga’oou’ron, Gid’dee giddee giddee |
| Who is it? | B’yoz in’neh? |
| What do you want? | Inn’am’bou thell’ies? |
| Stop touching my bum | Aff’iss don gol’lon mou |
| It's mine | In’neh thee’gone’mou! |
| Leave it! | Aff’iss’doh! |
| Get your nose out of | F’gal’eh din mou’tee sou |
| my crotch | bou jam’meh |
| What have you done? | In’am’bou egg’am’ezz? |
| You're driving me mad ! | Eh bell’ah’nezz meh ! |
| Serves you right | Galla na gam’mies / bah’he’s |
| Do you like it? | Arr’esski sou? |
| Come | Ellah |
| Now! | Dorrra! |
| Do you want to play? | Thel’lee’s na bex’zies? |
| Again? | Bal'leh? |
| Have you finished? | Eh dell’iyos’ezz? |
| I've had enough ! | Gan’nieee! |
| Brilliant ! | Dellie’ahh |
| You're my baby | Morr’on mou |
| I love you | Seh’agg’aboh |
| Get out of the bed | X’sev’a bou doh grev’add’ie |
| Good boy | Bravo reh goum’bar’ro |
| Where have you been? | Boo iss’soon? |
| Your breath stinks | Rrrr’uuuuuffffff! |
| Bad boy | Bal’yob,ethoh |
| You bitch | Iss’eh shill’yia |
| You're dirty | Iss’eh f’tom’ah le’she |
| You smell | Vrom’mazz |
| Bath time? | Na gan’nies ban’yioh? |
| You're all soft | Iss’eh mal’lag’tee |
| Where's your bone? | B’oon don Gok’kal’on sou? |
| It's all your fault | Eh’see f’taze |
| Well, who did it? | Eh b’yoz doh egg’am’men? |
| Dinner | Na fa men? |
| Eat your dinner | Fa’yeah doh fah’ee’sou |
| Lick it up | Gklipp’seh doh |
| Get out of my chair | Ex’soh bou din garr’eh’kla mou |
| Fetch the paper | Fer’reh din thim’eria |
| Fetch my slippers | Fer’reh des band’off’lez mou |
| Get off the grass | Menn bin’nies bram’ma |
| What am I going | Inn’an bou na |
| to do now? | gam’moh do’rah? |
| Snip Snip ! | Snip Snip! |
| I'm gonna get a cat ! | Nah b’yas’soh gat’toh ! |
| Do you understand? | Gad’a’lav’ieeez? |
| We'll talk later | Nah dah boo’men |
