Common Turkmen proverbs and figurative sayings with their meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Turkmen idiom. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- Göze görünmedik zat ýürekden çykar.
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"What isn't seen by the eye leaves the heart": out of sight, out of mind.- Wagt - pul.
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"Time is money": don't waste time.- Bilim - güýç.
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"Knowledge is power."- Agaç miwesi bilen tanalar, adam - işi bilen.
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"A tree is known by its fruit, a person by their work."- Sabyr - bagtyň açary.
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"Patience is the key to happiness."- Dogry söz - ajy bolar.
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"A true word is bitter": the truth is often hard to hear.- Näme eksen, şony ýygnarsyň.
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"Whatever you plant, that's what you'll gather": you reap what you sow.- Dostuň kyn günde bilner.
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"A friend is known in a hard day": a friend in need is a friend indeed.- Az sözle, köp diňle.
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"Speak little, listen much."- Ata-baba sözi ýalan bolmaz.
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"The words of ancestors are never false": traditional wisdom is trustworthy.- Birlikde - güýç.
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"In unity, there is strength."- Ir ýatan, ir turar.
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"One who sleeps early, rises early": early to bed, early to rise.- Suw akar, daş galar.
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"Water flows on, but the stone remains": some things outlast the passing moment.- Damja-damja köl bolar.
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"Drop by drop, a lake is formed": small efforts add up over time.- Ýagşydan at galar, ýamandan - gep galar.
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"From a good person a good name remains; from a bad one, only gossip remains."
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