{"id":1887,"date":"2015-06-10T13:33:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T13:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2015-06-10T13:33:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T13:33:35","slug":"a-visit-to-a-greek-kiosk-periptero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/a-visit-to-a-greek-kiosk-periptero\/","title":{"rendered":"A visit to a Greek kiosk (periptero)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"By<\/a>

By Nenyaki under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

If you have been to Greece you have probably noticed the kiosks (\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong>) <\/span>which are found in every city. The first kiosks appeared at the end of the 19th<\/sup> century, as a form of financial assistance to the war-wounded. At first, the only products found in a kiosk were tobacco and newspapers. In the 50’s and the 60’s, the kiosks had telephones. At this time, the Greek households did not have land-line phones, so the kiosks played an important role in the communication of people and they became very popular. Nowadays, they are like mini-markets. Some of the products we find in a \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf <\/span><\/strong>are the following:<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong>= cigarettes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>= lighters<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong>= matches<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/strong>= magazines<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03c6\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>= newspapers<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong>= tickets<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong>= cookies<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03c7\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>= chewing gums<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>= candies<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong>=\u00a0crisps<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>= chocolates<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03c4\u03ac<\/strong>= ice-creams<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c8\u03c5\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/strong>= refreshments<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2<\/strong>= instant coffee<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>= beers<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>= milk<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc<\/strong>= water<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1<\/span><\/strong>= tissues<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc<\/strong>= cell phone cards<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb<\/strong>= post cards<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9<\/strong>= envelopes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03b9\u03c4\u03c2<\/strong>= sandwiches<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03ba<\/span>\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1<\/span><\/strong>=<\/span> kiddie rides<\/span><\/p>\n

\"By<\/a>

By Dancing Tuna under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

It’s not necessary to have a conversation with the man (\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03c2<\/strong>) <\/span>or the woman (\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd<\/strong>) <\/span>in the kiosk, unless you need to buy things which are inside the kiosk, such as tickets or cigarettes.<\/p>\n

\u0388\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce<\/strong>.= A ticket, please.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1;<\/strong>= Do you have <\/span>tissues<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to ask about the price, you can say:<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd;<\/strong>= how much do they cost?<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9;<\/strong>= how much does it cost?<\/p>\n

When you get all the things you want you the employee is likely to ask you if you <\/span>have finished<\/span>. The most common phrase<\/span>s<\/span> are<\/span> \u201c<\/span>\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9;<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<\/span>\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac;<\/strong>\u201d You can answer <\/span>\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> (yes).<\/span><\/p>\n

Kiosk employees know the area very well, so if you are lost you can ask them for information. If you want to have this conversation in Greek you can ask:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7, \u03bc\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03bf\u03b4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03a7;<\/strong>= <\/span>Excuse me, d<\/span>o you know where X street is?<\/span><\/p>\n

If your Greek is not good, you can ask them if they speak English:<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac;<\/strong>= Do you speak English?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Note that some kiosks sell very few products and that sometimes they are closed on Sunday.<\/p>\n

If you want to see what a \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong> is like, have a look at this link (it is the first on-line \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong>!):<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.periptero-delivery.gr<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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If you have been to Greece you have probably noticed the kiosks (\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1) which are found in every city. The first kiosks appeared at the end of the 19th century, as a form of financial assistance to the war-wounded. At first, the only products found in a kiosk were tobacco and newspapers. In the 50’s…<\/p>\n

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