Common Tajik proverbs and figurative idioms with their meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Tajik idiom. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- Дур аз чашм, дур аз дил (Dur az chashm, dur az dil)
- "Far from the eye, far from the heart": out of sight, out of mind.
- Ҳар ки бод корад, тӯфон медаравад (Har ki bod korad, tufon medaravad)
- "He who sows wind reaps a storm": you reap what you sow, especially for wrongdoing.
- Мурғи ҳамсоя ғоз менамояд (Murg'i hamsoya g'oz menamoyad)
- "The neighbor's chicken looks like a goose": the grass is always greener on the other side.
- Дар хона агар кас аст, як ҳарф бас аст (Dar khona agar kas ast, yak harf bas ast)
- "If someone is home, one word is enough": a word to the wise is sufficient.
- Аз каҳдон сӯзан ёфтан (Az kahdon suzan yoftan)
- "To find a needle in a haystack": to search for something nearly impossible to find.
- Кор накарда, хӯрок нест (Kor nakarda, khurok nest)
- "Without working, there is no food": he who doesn't work, doesn't eat.
- Забон сар мебарорад, забон сар мебарад (Zabon sar mebarorad, zabon sar mebarad)
- "The tongue can save a head, the tongue can take a head": careless words can save you or ruin you.
- Оҳиста рав, ки ба манзил бирасӣ (Ohista rav, ki ba manzil birasi)
- "Go slowly so that you reach your destination": slow and steady wins the race.
- Аз як гул баҳор намешавад (Az yak gul bahor nameshavad)
- "Spring doesn't come from a single flower": one swallow doesn't make a summer.
- Себи аз дарахт дур намеафтад (Sebi az darakht dur nameaftad)
- "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree": children resemble their parents.
- Ҳар чӣ бикорӣ, ҳамонро медаравӣ (Har chi bikori, hamonro medaravi)
- "Whatever you sow, that's what you reap": actions have matching consequences.
- Кӯҳ ба кӯҳ намерасад, одам ба одам мерасад (Kuh ba kuh namerasad, odam ba odam merasad)
- "Mountain doesn't meet mountain, but person meets person": people's paths cross again someday.
- Меҳнат талх, натиҷаш ширин (Mehnat talkh, natijash shirin)
- "Labor is bitter, its result is sweet": hard work eventually pays off.
- Дӯсти ҳақиқӣ дар рӯзи мушкилӣ маълум мешавад (Dusti haqiqi dar ruzi mushkili ma'lum meshavad)
- "A true friend is known on a hard day": a friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Забони ширин мори сиёҳро аз хона мебарорад (Zaboni shirin mori siyohro az khona mebarorad)
- "A sweet tongue draws even a black snake from its hole": kind words can win over anyone.
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