How
To Be An Effective Greek Parent
A quick reference guide of essential remarks you can't
afford not to
make to your children during their formative and adult
years.
Re: Going Out:
Pa-a-a-a-li exo tha pas?
Then varethikes to 'exo'?
Ma esi then horteneis to 'exo'!
Olo to 'exo' skeftese kai tipot'allo!
Kala, i lexi "ohi" then iparhi sto lexilogio
sou?
Ehthes then isouna oli mera exo?
Eseis an then ta yirisete ola ... tha skasete!
Olo to 'bye' ke to 'goodbye'. Then akoume ke tipot' allo
apo sena!
When being asked for permission to go out:
Then me paretas?
Se parakalo, ase me stin isyhia mou!
Re vale mialo eki pera ke katse hamou!
Ohou, pali ta ithia tha 'houme?
Re, katse sta avga sou!
Then pas pouthena, m'akous!
Kala, yia toso megalo koroitho me pernas? Les ke then
xero pou tha pas!
Words of advice when going out:
Ta matia sou dekatessera!
Prosexe min kanis tipota ke yinoume rezili!
Prosehe to potiri sou, mi sou rixei kaneis kamia stahti!
Reactions to getting home late:
Irthes?
Mori? ti ora ine afti?
Vre pou yirizeis toses ores?
Vre kalos 'tin!! Pos egine ke mas thimithikes?
Pou yirizete koritsia monaha sas tetia ora?
Kala, then borouses na erthis ligo pio arga?
Olo sta 'discos' mou yirizeis?
Spiti then ehis?
Xenothoheio to theoris etho mesa?
Clothes:
Afto to ahristo piyes ke pires?
Vre, then afises tipota sta magazia yia ka'nan allon?
Kala, then to 'pernes ligo pio kondotero to foustani?
An s'afiso na vgeis exo kai na foras afto to pragma, na
me ftiseis!
Friends:
Ahh, aftes i filenades sou se fagane!
Pou tis vrikes teties 'files'?
Kala, i files sou then ehoune goneis?
An se xanafiso na vgis exo mazi tous, na mou tripisis
ti miti!
Studies:
Ta fortosate sto kokora!
Esi pia? ta 'mathes ola!
Kala, then sas mathenoune tipota s'afta ta 'blurry' (bloody)
panepistimia?
Housework:
Vre, kane kai kamia thouleia!
Perimenete na sas ta kanoume ola emeis?
Prepi na mathis, allios tha se koroithevi i pethera sou!
Life:
I zoi then ine olo pexe-yelase!
Eseis i neolea ta thelete ola! Alla then einai etsi i
zoi!
The use of the family car:
To karo ine 'orait' (alright)? [This must be the first
question asked of your child upon their return home after
using the family car]
To karo mou to kanate 'vithes'!
Re prosehte!?.Tha mou to xeharvaliasete to karo opos pate!
Taking holidays:
Akous ekei, then prolavame n'arhisoume thouleia ke theloume
'holiday' kiolas!
Ola ta 'holidays' skeftese ke tipot' allo?
Vre, emeis irthame me mia valitsa athia, hissame ema kai
ithrota na mazepsoume kana frango? oute exo vyename, oute
'holidays' piyename? tipota! Emeis then eimaste anthropi?
Mono eseis hreiazeste xekourasi. Akous ekei!
Saving money:
Re mazepse kana selini eki pera!
Esi then tha kaneis prokopi pote!
Ma pos tha sou mini kana frango, afou then mazevese katholou
sto spiti?
Using others as an example:
Ithes ti kala pethia einai tou ____? Eseis yiati ne min
eisaste etsi?
Emena then me niazei ti kanoune i alli! (in response to
the child's use of 'ta pethia tou ___" as an example)
Food:
Fai pethi mou, fai!
Fagate kala?
Behavior:
Then tha valis mialo pote?
Then drepese ligaki?
San then drepese?
Kita tropous!
Bravo?etsi milane sto patera / sti mana tous?
Re? sovarepsou ligaki!
Re sklirokefalo plasma!
Re xerokefalo!
Re oneiroparmeno!
To mialo sou ke mia lira!
Ta miala sou ehoune pari aera!
Mou kanate to kefali mou bouzouki!
Re, tha me steilete sto 'Parramatta' / 'Botany' opos pate!
Ti eheis pathei? Mipos pernis 'drungs'?
General remarks:
To kako sou to kero!
Ti tha lei o kosmos?
Gamo t'??..(insert relevant noun or phrase)
Re, ise sta kala sou?
Ahh?ego ta leo, ego t' akouo!
Ma esi pia then troyese me tipota!
Ego yia kalo sou s'to leo!
Re, ti aharista eisaste!
Vre as' ta skata sou!
Ahh, tha se fao! (accompanied by the obligatory biting
of the orefinger) |
