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Kadarchyga dajangyysh kherek, khaalgaga senchi kherek | Kadarchyga dajangyysh kherek, khaalgaga senchi kherek | ||
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Keergenner tooruk chuur, kheliŋner erege chuur | Keergenner tooruk chuur, kheliŋner erege chuur | ||
| − | Nutcrackers crack cedar seeds, monks crack rosary beads | + | Nutcrackers crack cedar seeds, monks crack rosary beads. |
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Revision as of 08:32, 30 November 2005
Сөглээн сөс, керткен ыяш
Sögleen sös, kertken yjash
A spoken word, carved wood. (One should keep one's promise.)
Биче чалгаа улуг чалгаага чедер
Biche chalgaa ulug chalgaaga cheder
Small laziness leads to big laziness.
Боду ушкан уруг ыглавас
Bodu ushkan urug yglavas
The child that falls by itself does not cry.
Буура кырыыр, бодаган өзер
Buura kyryyr, bodagan özer
The camel stallion grows old, the camel foal grows up.
Даартагы чагдан бөгүнгү өкпе дээре
Daartagy chagdan bögüngü ökpe deere
Today's lung is better than tomorrow's fat. (Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.)
Далашкан күске сүтке дүжер
Dalashkan küske sütke düzher
The hurrying mouse falls into the milk. (Haste makes waste.)
Ыт кудуруун айбылаар
Yt kuduruun ajbylaar
The dog orders its tail. (To shirk work.)
Кадарчыга дайангыыш херек, хаалгага сенчи херек
Kadarchyga dajangyysh kherek, khaalgaga senchi kherek
A herdsman needs a staff, a door needs a bolt.
Кээргеннер тоорук чуур, хелиңнер эреге чуур
Keergenner tooruk chuur, kheliŋner erege chuur
Nutcrackers crack cedar seeds, monks crack rosary beads.
