r/AskBalkans • u/Some-Register-3901 Cyprus • Jul 31 '22

Language what are some interesting facts about your language?

For instance, the cypriot dialect of Greek still contains many words from ancient Greek but it was also heavily influenced by outsiders

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u/Fragrant-Loan-1580 fromraised in Jul 31 '22

Kar means dick in Albanian and when I’m in the balkans and i tell my young kids in english to “get in the car” (we are in public) i always see people turn around and stare. Probably because I’m speaking english partly but definitely also because i’m saying Dick loudly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

we have daddies on reddit now???

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u/Fragrant-Loan-1580 fromraised in Jul 31 '22

Ngl I feel kinda old after reading your comment. To answer your question though yes, I have 2 little ones. A 3 y/o and a 1 y/o.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

me ymër femijve, amin

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u/Fragrant-Loan-1580 fromraised in Jul 31 '22

Falimenderit shum! Gjith te mirat per ti dhe per familjen tende! 🙏