Modern Greek

So Greek is one of the two official languages of Cyprus, the other being Turkish.

And the way Greek is taught at schools is very similar to standard modern Greek spoken in Greece.

So the language, the formal language of education, of media, of policy documents, of literature is similar.

There's some small difference, very similar.

However, the language used for everyday spoken communication and for some media interactions, perhaps more humorous, is different.

It's commonly described as a dialect.

So Cypriot Greek is different from standard modern Greek in various aspects.

so there are different sounds in Cypriot Greek that don't exist in Standard Modern Greek, like , , double consonants like .