Slovenian Proverbs

C

* "Cas je zlato"
o Translation: Time is Gold
o Interpretation: Time is gold because every second time is passing and you can't go back to change it so you must treasure every second of life.

K

* "Kdor drugemu jamo koplje sam vanjo pade".
o Translation: He who diggs a hole for someone else, ends up in it.
o Interpretation: If you have an insidious plan for someone it will backwire on to you.

* "Kdor visoko leta nizko pade".
o Translation: He who flys high, falls low.
o Interpretation: If someone brags a lot and sets himself in the clouds, he will sooner or later have to face reality with a hard blow.

* "Kdor prej pride prej melje".
o Translation: The one who arrives the first, grinds the first.
o Interpretation: /

L

* "Lepa beseda lepo mesto najde".
o Translation: Nice word finds a nice place.
o Interpretation: If you act politely and nicely, you will achive much more than with bad attitude.

* "Beseda ni konj."
o Translation: A word is not a horse.
o Interpretation: When in doubt, it is adviceable to ask. It won't kill anyone.

* "Na jeziku med, v srcu led."
o Translation: Honey on a tongue, ice in the heart.

* "Osel ne gre dvakrat na led."
o Translation: A donkey doesn't go on the ice twice.
o Interpratation: If you do one mistake once, you will not do the same mistake second time.

* "Laž ima kratke noge."
o Translation: Lie has short legs.
o Interpretation: The truth always comes out.

P

* "Prijatelja spoznas v nesreci."
o Translation: You meet a friend when times are tough.
o Interpretation: When a person is experiencing tough times, then he sees who his real friend is.

S

* "Smeh je pol zdravja".
o Translation: Laughter is half of the health.
o Interpretation: Being joyful is good for your wellbeing.


V

* "Več glav več ve."
o Translation: More heads know more.
o Interpretation: A group of people are more wise than an individual.