Proverbs + Quotes

Go to the one who makes you cry, not the one who makes you laugh

Khush kis dot Mapkheelukh, La Ot Mack-khicklukh


A true friend makes you cry, and the joker that makes you laugh may dissapoint you someday


When the Lion falls, the Mouse plays with his balls

Iman Arya Napil, Aqubra E' Tawil B' Ishkateh


When the cat is out of town, the mice get down


Don't put it behind your ear

La darritla bar nattoukh


Don't procrastinate


Blood cannot turn into water

Dimma Le Shakhlip al Meeya


Blood is thicker than water


He's a lazy/incompetent wolf

Awin eeleh Deewah Girrana


A person who waits for things to be handed to him/her.


A hand cannot clap by itself

Kha Eda Le Makhya Chappeh B'Gano


You can't do certain things alone


May death forget you

Mota Mansheelukh


Another way of saying "may you live long". Usually said after someone says, in a conversation, "Manshee Baso" Forget about it, then the other one says as a sign of good will "Mota Mansheelukh"


Forget About it

Manshee Baso


Forget About it


Hungry Eye, Full stomach

Eyna Iqta/Kpinta, Kasa Sweeta


A Greedy person, or literally a Gluten


His **** is dry & his piss is watery

Ikhru Breezeh, juru Meeyaneh



Hitting nails, knives

M'Khaya Bismarreh/Skinyateh


When someone is attacking you indirectly and verbally


Go to the Bottomless Sea

Azitwa Gu Yamma D' La Ishta


Get Lost


The spreader of oil

Makhyana D' Mishkheh


Someone who constantly compliments people, but doesn't really mean it, or is trying to gain something from it.


Crap doesn't hide in snow

Akhrea ley tasha gu telga!



Sit crooked and speak straight.

Too pcheela oo hamzim doos


Be honest


You killed the bear

Dibba kteelalookh


its a sarcastic way of saying you did something but it didn't mean anything


A person bit by a snake fears a rope

neesa'b khoowa zedeh'm khola


When one makes a mistake or does something stupid that should not be repeated


The sun sets but the devil (female for some reason) doesn't sleep!

Yooma gaaneh; bishta le genyah!


Evil is always present and you should be careful not to have too much fun or get into too much crazy activities b/c u never know when disaster will strike


I'll eat your heart

Khilly libookh


Please/Thank you


Blue on your head

Meela breeshookh


Idiot


Ashes on your head

Qitma breeshookh


Idiot


Horseshoes on your father

Naaleh'l al babookh


Your dad is an animal, like a donkey


I'll drink your blood

Shetyenneh dimookh


It is a common threat mothers say to their children when they misbehave, especially in public


I'll do/put on your wedding

Toothen'eh khlolookh


A common maternal threat to children, a foreshadowing of the spanking to come


Yogurt that you've tasted is better than doweh (watery yogurt drink) that you haven't tried

Mesta mjoribta bish spy ela min doweh'd la mjarobeh


Watch out for new opportunities because they might not be as good as u have now


God gives walnuts to people who don't have teeth

Alla yawill goozeh (walnuts) qa en'd letleh cheecheh


One should appreciate the opportunities/luxuries that one has because sometimes we really don't deserve them


Water under hay

Meeya khoot touynah


Someone who is slick


Your mother in-law loves you

Khmatookh buyalukh


You arrived to eat at a good time


Your face should become dark

Keemawa pathookh


You should be ashamed


Long tongue

Leeshana yareekha


Someone who talks back


Lies lies truth truth

Dujle dujle miget miget


The exaguration came true


One thousand friends and not a single enemy

Alpah khorwateh eina la kha didjmin


Don't have enemies


Big name, bad village

Shimah goora, mahta kharaba


To make something bad sound really exotic


With his tail he is cracking nuts

Bee tooproo gozeh bishmahtehleh


He is very excited


Like a mal-lah's donkey, you're going backwards

Makh khmarit mal-lah bidarit barai


They say a "mal-lah" is a backwards person...so you can imagine what his donkey would be like....even MORE backward


From all the exotic birds, she picked a pigeon

Min teh-reh porpoonya prishtehla



You arrived late and succeeded early

Dirang teetit, jaldeh moonteeyit


Usually said in sarcasm. often said about the "nouveau riche"


Half the world

Palgit doonyeh


It's usually said sarcastically if trying to voice an opinion on something and others want to dismiss it


Done and gone

Priglah khishlah



Pour a hello

Shlamah drie



Hit a sandwhich

Sandehveech mkhey



Hit the eye

Eynah mkhey


Assyrians are superstitious and believe in the evil eye. This proverb actually encourages one to cast the evil eye


Don't give face

Patah lahal



It will happen the way it was written

Dakh ela ktowta b'hoya



The devil doesn't ruin his own home

Satana le makhwer beta d' ganeh



Her heart is big

liboh goorah


She doesn’t break anyone’s heart, implying that she never says no to a suitor.


His head is over his shoulders

hooshoo breeshoh


He's smart, aware


Greetings on my eyes

Psheena ul ayne


It's a warm way of saying "my pleasure!"


my leg is working

aklee plakha


I have to frequent the restroom for #2


may God be with you

Alah menookh (to male), alah menakh (to female)


Godspeed


blessings / congratulations on your bathroom (shower)

hamamookh/akh brikhta


Usually said to someone after they have showered, in which they typically reply with thanks


my stomach exploded

Pkeelah kasi


Said by someone when creating an analogy to show they were so charged up by an event that their stomach bursted


my forehead exploded

Qissee pkeelah


Said by someone when creating an analogy to show they were so negatively charged up by an event that their stomach bursted


dog, son of a dog

kalba broonit kalba


Curse directed at someone calling them a dog and also calling their parent a dog


pinch your butt

Qmooch deezokh / deezakh



from my blood and meat

Min dimee ooh bisree



My tongue turned into dried leaf

Leeshanee pishleh tarpa breeza



I'll make your mother cry

Yimoukh mapkheyana



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