User:Sanfy/Konkani Proverbs


 * Aanke mhuntlear bonkke vazoita.
 * Addli zodd, khauli podd.

3- Adim tem antam hem

4- Adovlea bogor budkule fodta? Nobody cares to spend unless he expects to get some profit.

5- Aidon antlo divo. Light inside a pot. A learned person who does not share/make use of his skill.

6- Ailear paus, nam zalea oth. This shows indifference of the man. Both rain and Sun-shine are the same to him.

7- Aili fur, mumbrant pur.

8- Aiz maka faleam tuka. Today for me, tomorrow for you.

9- Aiz okol, faleam randd. Today a bride, tomorrow a widow.

10- Ajeak natu xinkoita Grandchild teaches great grand father

11- Akeak soddlo, Pokeak soddlo, Xannoi mamank gobrant fulloilo Ako and Pako were allowed to go scotfree, But the teacher was caught and smeared with ash. The real culprits were left and innocents

12- Al balachim 12 bhurgim, tel kaddttolo mhunttlear ekloi nam. Father had twelve children, but there was no one to apply oil. No one to look after having so many children.

13- Allxea, biknnam bazun khavumia, bazun kiteak? Jitinch khavumia If you tell a lazy man to bake jack fruit seeds, he will say better to have them raw.

14- Allxeak dis sarona, vauradeak rath pavona

15- Allxi uttunk ximbrem xinklem. The lazy man gets up to do some work and there is ill-omen of a noseless man sneezing. Those who don’t want to do a thing wants only excuses to run away from paths of duty.

16- Alxea, tann re vodem, aum saiba bhurgo munga Alxea, jeunk heo ga, aum saiba manaim munga. Lazy fellow come pull the oars and he says “ I am a boy and cannot. Lazy fellow come to dine and he says “ I am a man and can do full justice. Some people would shun duty when it is laborious; yet they would be first to enjoy the fruit when others toil.

17- Alxi sangtam tem ghaddeachen bapain sangonk nezo. Even Ghadi’s father cannot say what an idle man would say. Lazy people talk big but do nothing. Ghadi is correctly speaking the exorciser of the devil.

18- Allxeak dupott vavr. The lazy man has to do things twice.

19- Ambadde vinkun ail’le duddu khorzun khainant. Money obtained by selling myrabolans does not sting

20- Ambe ponsant nhoi, duble munxeant nhoi. Mango cannot be classed among jackfruit, poor man cannot be included with the rich.

21- Ambea sal ponsak lailear lagta? The bark jackfruit tree cannot be grafted on a mango tree. Another’s child cannot be yours.

22- Ambott khateleachem golleant khorzota. If you eat sour things your throat will scratch. If u have done wrong, it uspets you

23- Amche ami, Simao komi.

24- Amche dad-ie pondak mas na

25- Amchem noxib, daumlam moxik

26-Amcho Juze Mari dekor kantar kori Our José Maria sings by heart…refers to people who talk without thinking.

27- Ami te ami, ami kitem komi?

28. Ami tumgher jevnak ietat, tum amger ambe dhaddat. We will oblige by dining with you all, and you may send us mangoes. Selfishness.

29- Ami tumi ekam, xittan kelim lokam. We all are one but separated because we cannot provide rice for eath other.

30- Anak poddlam Anachem, Bhereak poddlam aplea kanachem. Every one is bothered about his own affairs.

31- Andlleanchim gorvam, Dev rakhta. / Bhaddea boilak Dev rakonno God guides the blind. / The bullock on hire has to be cared by God as the hirer neglects it .The orphan must look to God for protection

32- Ang bizoilea bogor nistem dhorunk nezo. You cannot catch fish unless you get wet. You have to toil n run risks. 32- Tigur dhortole zalear aand bizounk zai. To catch marshy fish one has to wet his balls

33- Ang udkan nitoll, mon sothan nitoll. As the body is purified by water, so is the mind purified with truth

34- Angak sukh, pottak bhuk. Rest for the body, hunger for the stomach.

35- Anturn pollun paem soddunk zai. / Anturn pollovun paiem patollche. Before spreading your legs see how long is the bed. Cut your coat according to our cloth.

36- Anv hansta dhesak, dhes hansta mojea bhesak. I laugh at the country, and the country laughs at my dress. While we laugh at others, the others ridicule our defects.

37- Anv hansta lokak, xembud lambta nakak. I laugh at others when there is a mucous secretion running from my nose

38- Anvalle dhiun kumvallem vorop To exchange a small fruit for a good pumpkin. To get something useful n valuable for an insignificant thing. (to exchange a horse for an ass)

39- Aple savlek, aponn bhieta. To be afraid of ones own shadow.Do not be too nervous.

40- Aplea dolleant vanso astanam, dusreachea dolleantlem kiskutt kaddchem nhoi We can see the mole in others but cannot see the beam in our own.

41- Aplea paiem mulam kuvalem kusta, ani dusreamchi sansoum vanchta. A cucumber lies rotten at his feet and he saves the mustard seed at others feet.

42- Apleach athanim aplo fondd khonddop Digging your own grave.

43- Apleak dukhlea bogor ai mhunnonk zainam

44- Aplem bhannxirem poilem duvchem uprant dusreachem povchem. First wash yours rags and then look at others.

44- Aplem ghor poilem cholovnchem, magir dusreachem ulonvchem. First set your house right, then evaluate others.

45- Aplem ghor, agon bhor / Aplem ghor, sothean (rights) mor. Ones own house, is full is rights.

46- Aplem rogot kallkant ollkota. Recognizes own blood even in dark.

47- Apli fatt apleak disona One cannot see owns back.

48- Apli savlli aplea paieam mullam. One threads ones own shadow. Our actions follow us where ever we go.

49- Aplo ath jagannath. Self help is the best way of leading life in this word.

50- Aplo bhes sunneak diun, suneacho bhes aponn ghatlear zata? If we give our dress to the dog and wear the dogs dress, would it not be ridiculous. Nobody should forgo his self-respect and identify himself with mean people.

51- Aplo koito/koiti aplea hatar boslear, narlak kiteak galli? Do not blame somebody else for your own mistake. If your scythe cuts your hand why blame the coconut.

52- Aplo paim aplea matear. Keeping ones foot over ones head. Being ruled over by people who are low and inferior.

53- Apnnui khaina, khateleakui khaunk dina.

54- Appurbai ghara koddem, Nhuim voddea koddem.

55- Apunn apnnak, Deu somestank Everybody for himself while God is for all of us.

56- Apun melea bogor sorg disona. We cannot ascend heaven unless we ourselves die. We cannot have the highest bliss unless we exert oursleves.

56- Arey Arey mhunntele zaite, fondant udki martolo konn na. There are many who give you lip-sympathy, but there is nobody who will jump into a pit to help you.

57- Arr gelolo mun gaindoll gelo, pun chirddon melo. Arr utta mhunn gaindoll utta. Because a big serpent jumps, the small worm jumps too. It is no use imitating those who are far above you.

58- Arxeachea ghorant rauteleanim, dusreamchea ghoranche nolle fodche nhoi. Those staying in glass houses should not throw stones at others.

59- As kel'lo khavun morunk na, Rinn kel'lo pavun morunk na. Greedy person has not died after eating and creditor has not died after reaching.

60- Asa dombddi, khata kombddi, na dombddi, korta chambddi. When you have money, you indulge, otherwise you criticize.

61- Asloleak na khoim suk, Nasloleak na khoim duk. The haves have no peaceful morrow, The have-nots know no sorrow.

62- Assa pangrunk, khata hium. You have blanket but still you feel cold.

63- Atam hanv poilinchi vhoi ge? Atam mhojea miriank choi ge! Am I younger to twinkle? Look at my wrinkles!

64- Atanch baim marlear atanch udok meuna.

65- Atanchi bail vhoddli zaunk sodta, punn tika kapodd nessunk yenam" The wife of today tries to look superior, but does not know how to wear her sari properly.

66- Athacho foll poupak, arxeachi goroz podta? Do you need mirror to see the boil on your hand? Do you require any evidence when you know that a certain thing has actually taken place.

67- Athan-ui dhoronam ani vorlen-ui dhoronam

68- Aum ghelolom axen, sermaum sanglo firnge bhaxen I went to with great enthusiasm, but the sermon was in Portuguese.

69- Avoi bapui sandum ieta, pun sezari-samari sandum ieta? You may perchance desert parents, but not neighbours. You cannot live without the company of good neighbours.

70- Avoi jeupak vaddina, bapui bikh magunk dina. The mother does not feed, father does not allow to beg. One cannot have things both ways. There must be allowance once side atleast.

71- Avoi morom, mauxi urom. Let mother die, but let mother’s sister live. Mother combines love with discipline But aunt is overfond.

72- Avoi morta dhuve koddem, dhuv morta ganvchea minda koddem. The mother is too loving to her daughter and the daughter is loving and is attached to her paramour. There is sometimes no return for ones love and attachment.

73- Avoi polloun dhuv vhor, Dudh polloun moxi vhor. Screen the mother and select the daughter; Check the milk, and carry the buffalo. Do not go by appearances merly.

74- Avoichea lognak mitt vadlem One who serves salt at the wedding dinner of his mother’s wedding. A person who considers himself wise and clever than his parents.

75- Avoichi nhoi mavxi, jivak jivxi, Bapaichi bhoinn aka, dolleam samkar naka. Mother's sister, a very loving aunt, Father sister's, so sinister! Mother's relatives are desirable, father's are not.

76.Avoicho dollo bhurguechea pottar, bailecho dollo ghovachea duddvanr" The mother is anxious about her son's stomach, and the wife about her wealth.


 * Avoin polounchem Pot, bailen polounchem bolos (pocket)


 * Axxea kellear, Doxxea zata


 * Azen poslolo nathu, bhozo khavunkui upkorona

When grand-father dies his bedstead is empty. Meaning nobody to fill up the gap of the old experienced man
 * Azo gelo, macho ritho zalo.