Macedonian Proverbs

Proverbs in the modern Macedonian language, the official language of the modern Republic of Macedonia.


* Делата човекот го прават красен, а неделата го прават гнасен.
* Delata čovekot go pravat krasen, a nedelata go pravat gnasen.
o Translation: Good deeds crown a man's image, while bad deeds disgust it.
o Meaning: Judge a man by his actions.


* Што една будала ќе заплетка, илјада мудреци не можат да отплеткат.
* Što edna budala će zapletka, iljada mudreci ne možat da otpletkat.
o Translation: What one fool can ensnare, not a thousand sages can fix.


* Два пати помисли, еднаш кажи.
* Dva pati pomisli, ednaš kaži.
o Translation: Think twice, say once.


* Храни куче да те лае.
* Hrani kuče da te lae.
o Translation: Feed a dog to bark at you.


* Добриот другар во неволја се познава.
* Dobriot drugar vo nevolja se poznava.
o Translation: A good friend is recognized in times of trouble.
o The equivalent of "a friend in need is a friend indeed".


* Каде има сила, нема правдина.
* Kade ima sila, nema pravdina.
o Translation: Where force rules, justice does not exist.


* Умот не е во џебот, туку во главата.
* Umot ne e vo džebot, tuku vo glavata.
o Translation: The brain is not in the pocket, but in the head.


* Брат брата не рани , тешко кој го нема.
* Brat brata ne rani , teshko koj go nema.
o Translation: Brother does not feed his brother but it is hard not having one.
o Meaning: You are not dependent on your brother, but it is still better having one.


* Лежи лебу да те јадам.
* Lezhi lebu da te jadam.
o Translation: Lie bread so I can eat you.
o Meaning: Lazyness will get you nowhere.