{"id":1690,"date":"2014-11-13T00:19:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T00:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2014-11-13T00:22:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T00:22:43","slug":"funny-place-names-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/funny-place-names-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny place names in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Words like \u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (estiatorio<\/em>, restaurant), or \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03bf (kafeneio<\/em>, caf\u00e9) are taught to Greek learners at a very early stage.Besides the place names used in formal language, there are other terms used in oral speech. Some of those terms are generation specific and in some cases they are not even understood outside the generation. Those of you who have experienced the Greek nightlife might be familiar with some of these terms.<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (bougatsatzidiko<\/em>): the place where \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1 (bougatsa<\/em>) ,the famous breakfast pastry from Macedonia, is made and served.<\/p>\n

\u039e\u03b5\u03bd\u03c5\u03c7\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (kseneehtadeeko<\/em>): \u03be\u03b5\u03bd\u03c5\u03c7\u03c4\u03ac\u03c9 (kseneehtao<\/em>) means to stay up late. \u039e\u03b5\u03bd\u03c5\u03c7\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf is a club which is open up to the early-morning hours.<\/p>\n

\u039f\u03c1\u03b8\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (orthadiko<\/em>): from \u03cc\u03c1\u03b8\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (orthios<\/em>) which means standing up (not seated<\/em>). It\u2019s a very small bar with no chairs where people stand up and listen to Greek music. There are only few stools around the bar, lots of smoke and poor air-conditioning.<\/p>\n

\u039f\u03c5\u03c6\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (oufadiko<\/em>): the ancestor of the internet-caf\u00e9, the Greek version of amusement arcades. In the early 80\u2019s it was the place where teenagers met up and spent their pocket money in the arcade game machines. Some\u00a0people still miss those places. \u039f\u03c5\u03c6\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf derives from \u03bf\u03cd\u03c6\u03bf (oufo<\/em>), the English UFO.<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b5\u03b8\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong>: from \u03c0\u03b5\u03b8\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (petheno<\/em>) which means “to die”.\u00a0It means\u00a0funeral office.<\/p>\n

\u03a1\u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (rebetadiko<\/em>): from \u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf (rebetiko<\/em>) the urban Greek music originating from Minor Asia. It\u2019s a \u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1 (taverna<\/em>) with live rebetiko music.<\/p>\n

\u03a1\u03bf\u03ba\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (rokadiko<\/em>): a club with live rock music. The word derives from the English word rock.<\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (skeeladiko<\/em>): from \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 (skeelos<\/em>, dog). There are many theories about the origin of this name. \u03a3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf is a pejorative which is used to define a night club with live Greek music with bouzoukia, electric guitar and drums and usually non-famous singers. It can be found everywhere in Greece, especially in the countryside. It was very popular in the 80\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03c3\u03b9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> \/ \u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (tsipouradiko, rakadiko<\/em>): a Greek restaurant where tsipouro, ouzo, raki and similar beverages containing more than 40% alcohol by volume are served. Traditionally, people do not order main dishes but share appetizers. From \u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf (tsipouro<\/em>) and \u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae (rakee<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\u03a6\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> \/ \u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (fastfoodadiko \/ hambourgeradiko<\/em>): a fast-food restaurant. It derives from the words fast-food and hamburger.<\/p>\n

\u03a7\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03b7\u03b4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (horopeedadeeko<\/em>):\u00a0a dance club similar to \u03bf\u03c1\u03b8\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf. From the verb \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03b7\u03b4\u03ce (horopeedo<\/em>) which means “to hop”.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nightclubs_in_Greece<\/a><\/p>\n

www.slang.gr<\/p>\n

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Words like \u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (estiatorio, restaurant), or \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03bf (kafeneio, caf\u00e9) are taught to Greek learners at a very early stage.Besides the place names used in formal language, there are other terms used in oral speech. Some of those terms are generation specific and in some cases they are not even understood outside the generation. Those of…<\/p>\n

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