The summer season on my little island has begun – a Dutch charter flight flew past my window just a few hours ago and tomorrow the first British will arrive. It is always a strange feeling after a quiet winter but soon, the island will be buzzing and the sea will be warm enough for chickens like me to get in…
Because there will be all sorts of nationalities here now I thought it would be a good idea to produce a little list of what some countries are called in Greek. Many of them still go by their ancient names to the Greeks, such as Gallía – Gaul = France and Elvetía – Helvetia = Switzerland.
With the exception of Greece, which is Elláda, you will notice that all the countries end with –ía, which means you should pronounce them by emphasizing the -eeeeea at the end. Here we go:
Italy = Italía
Spain = Ispanía
England = Aglía
Wales = Oualía
Scotland = Skotía
Ireland = Irlandía
Sweden = Souidía
Norway = Norvigía
Finland = Finlandía
Denmark = Danía
Holland = Ollandía
France = Gallía
Portugal = Portogalía
Germany = Germanía
If your country is not listed here and you would like to know what it is called, please send an email: myskiathos@skiathosbooks.com
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