"Θα σου δώσω την επιταγή."

Translation: I'll give you the check.

[DominicWhite0]

I'm sure I hear people say stuff like:
Θα σε δώσω την επιταγή.
When is it correct to use σου and when to use σε in this sort of sentence?

[troll1995]

You must have heard that in Nothern Greece. It's dialectal and not considered correct in the official.

[DominicWhite0]

Thanks for that, I could not find and explanation anywhere on the net. I have indeed heard it in South Corfu, where people don't seems to speak the way online language courses tell me to speak at all! This makes things a bit difficult for me.

[troll1995]

Truth is, Greek has a lot of dialects, that are perfectly mutually intelligible, though.(excpet for the Cypriot Greek, where one will need some kind of exposure before getting to understand it)

[DominicWhite0]

Agreed, it just makes things a bit harder for a foreigner like me. By the way, I've also been looking at the Greek online courses at kypros.org, which are from a Cypriot radio station, back in the 70's I think. Do you think this could be misleading for me? it seems like pretty much standard Greek to me, but I can't really tell and I don't really want to learn how to speak Cyproit Greek well, as I don't live there.

[troll1995]

As far as I know, in the radio&TV in Cyprus, standard Greek is used, so I guess that those lessons are fine. The cypriotic dialect is the everyday language but public bodies use standard greek, I think.

[DominicWhite0]

Cool, I thought that was the case, but it is nice to be able to check.

[mikep666]

i wrote «i will give you the check» wrooooong!!! The correct is «I will give you the check» Big difference lol!!!

[jeanprendiville]

We wetlanders use the word “bill”. You had it in another sentence, can you add it here please?

[robert672165]

From an AE perspective, it might be acceptable as an answer, but it shouldn't be used as a hint because it would give the impression that you can ask for the check when what you want is the bill (το λογαργιαμο).