In this page we present :
All pupils can go on the forum HERE and write their favourite proverb.
Here they are :
.......And .....'Our favourite proverbs'……are….....
- Panagiotis /Greece - 14.04.2016
My favourite proverb is ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’.
- Kyriaki/s Greece - 14.04.2016
My favourite proverb is '' All that glitters is not gold'' because
things do not always have the value that they appear to!! What is golden outside isn’t always golden inside.
- Chrysovalantou /Greece - 14.04.2016
‘΄Οπου ακούς πολλά κεράσια κράτα και μικρό καλάθι’
When you hear about 'many cherries' you must hold 'a small basket' Don't expect much from those who say big words.
- Cleanthis /Greece - 14.04.2016
‘Στου κωφού την πόρτα όσο θέλεις βρόντα’
'On a deaf man’s door you can knock forever'.
- Nikolaos /Greece - 14.04.2016
"Ο γάιδαρος είπε τον πετεινό κεφάλα"
"The donkey called the rooster a dunderhead"
We say that when someone has a defect but still fools the others.
- Kyriaki/e Greece - 14.04.2016
The proverb I most prefer is
''An apple a day keeps the doctor away''. I like it because I really care about my health
- Marina /Greece - 14.04.2016
‘He laughs best, who laughs last’
- Athina /Greece - 14.04.2016
‘Όταν λείπει η γάτα χορεύουν τα ποντίκια’
When the cat is away, the mice will play .... I like this proverb ........ beucase it's so cute .
- Panagiotis /Greece - 14.04.2016
‘Ο κλέφτης και ο ψεύτης τον πρώτο χρόνο χαίρονται’:
The thief and the liar are happy only for a short period of time. I like this proverb because thieves and liars may be happy in the beginning but they get devastated when everybody learns the truth.
- Panagiotis/p Greece - 14.04.2016
"Κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει"
kako skyli psofo den exei.
it means that the 'bad dog'(a bad person) never dies !!!
- Sophia /Greece - 14.04.2016
‘Και με τα χίλια βάσανα, πάλι η ζωή γλυκιά ‘ναι’.
ke me ta chilia vasana pali i zoi glykia einai.
Life is sweet even if it involves a lot of pain.
- Maria/ Greece - 14.04.2016
‘Τα πολύτιμα αρώματα μπαίνουν σε μικρά μπουκαλάκια’
Ta politima aromata mpainoun se mikra mpoykalakia
Expensive perfumes come in small bottles
- Dimitra /Greece - 14.04.2016 12:43
‘Ο καλός καλό δεν έχει!’
o kalos kalo den exei!
A good person never gets anything good in life.
- Marina/e Greece - 14.04.2016 12:44
''Ο διάβολος έχει πολλά ποδάρια''
''o diabolos exei polla podaria''
The devil always invents new ways to do something bad...
- Hara Vog-Greece - 20.04.2016
"Ο φίλος στην ανάγκη φαίνεται"
"A friend in need is a friend indeed".
- Diana /Romania - 25.04.2016
‘Prietenul la nevoie se cunoaşte’.
/ A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Alexandru /Romania - 25.04.2016 16:26
‘Mai bine puțin cu dreptate decât mult cu strâmbǎtate’.
/ Honesty is the best policy.
- Olivia /Romania - 25.04.2016
‘Cum îți așterni, așa dormi’. /
As you make your bed, so you must lie.
- Lidia /Romania - 25.04.2016
‘Exemplele rele strică moravurile bune’.
/ Bad role models corrupt good manners.
- Emilia /Romania - 25.04.2016
‘Nu lăsa pe mâine ce poți face azi’.
/ Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today
The most frequently used Romanian proverbs :
1.”Better late than never." = ”Mai bine mai tarziu decat niciodata”
2. "Birds of a feather flock together."= ”Cine se aseamana se aduna.”
3."Never look a gift horse in the mouth."= “Calul de dar nu se cauta la dinti.”
4. "The early bird catches the worm."= “Cine se scoala de dimineata departe ajunge.”
5. "Never look a gift horse in the mouth."= “Calul de dar nu se cauta la dinti.”
6. "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."= “Nu iese foc fara fum.”
7. "God helps those who help themselves."= “D-zeu iti da dar nu-ti baga in sac.”
8. "Easy come, easy go."= “Ce-am avut si ce-am pierdut.”
9. "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."= “Nu musca mana care te hraneste.”
10. "Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today."= “Nu lasa pe maine ce poti face azi.”
11. “You can't judge a book by its cover."= “Nu judeca o carte dupa coperta”
12. "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."= “Nu zi hop pana nu sari”
13. "Necessity is the mother of invention."= “Nevoia este mama invataturii.”
14. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."= “Nu pune toate ouale intr-un cos.”
15. "Actions speak louder than words."= “Fapte, nu vorbe.”