μάτια μου

Greek

FWOTD – 14 February 2023

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmatça mu/
• Hyphenation: μά‧τια μου

Phrase

μάτια μου • (mátia mou) (literally: my eyes)

1. (idiomatic) my darling, my dear, my love (term of affection)
   • 1965, Stavros Kouyioumtzis (lyrics and music), “Μη μου θυμώνεις μάτια μου [Mi mou thymóneis mátia mou, Don't Be Angry At Me, My Love]”:

     Μη μου θυμώνεις, μάτια μου,
     που φεύγω για τα ξένα.

     Mi mou thymóneis, mátia mou,
     pou févgo gia ta xéna.

     Don't be angry at me, my love,
     for leaving to foreign places.