Common Kyrgyz proverbs and figurative sayings with their meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Kyrgyz idiom. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- Көзгө көрүнбөгөн көңүлдөн да алыс.
- "What isn't seen by the eye is far from the heart too": out of sight, out of mind.
- Убакыт - алтын.
- "Time is gold": time is precious, don't waste it.
- Билим - күч.
- "Knowledge is power."
- Дарак мөмөсү менен таанылат, адам иши менен.
- "A tree is known by its fruit, a person by their work."
- Сабыр түбү - сары алтын.
- "The bottom of patience is pure gold": patience is eventually rewarded.
- Туура сөз - ачуу.
- "A true word is bitter": the truth is often hard to hear.
- Эмне эксең, ошону оросуң.
- "Whatever you sow, that's what you reap."
- Досуң кыйын күндө билинет.
- "A friend is known in a hard day": a friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Аз сүйлө, көп ук.
- "Speak little, listen much."
- Ата-бабанын сөзү жалган болбойт.
- "The words of ancestors are never false": traditional wisdom is trustworthy.
- Ынтымакта - күч.
- "In unity, there is strength."
- Эрте жаткан, эрте турат.
- "One who sleeps early, rises early": early to bed, early to rise.
- Суу агат, таш калат.
- "Water flows on, but the stone remains": some things outlast the passing moment.
- Тамчы-тамчы көл болот.
- "Drop by drop, a lake is formed": small efforts add up over time.
- Жакшыдан ат калат, жамандан - өсөк.
- "From a good person a good name remains; from a bad one, only gossip remains."
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