punjabi zarb-ul-amsaal (proverbs)

this thread is inspired by the punjabi words thread where a few of the guppans shared the blessed cusses they regularly receive from their moms :hehe:

k so all ya punjabis out there lets educate the ABCD crowd with our beautiful and truly enlightening language is that punjabi :jhanda:

here goes…

phir Tur kay khoti bohaR aiTh
literally: the donkey has come back under the bohar tree(dont know wot its called in english) after roaming around
use: when some one just doesn’t understand no matter how u explain and keeps repeating his/her own point

:gadha: pay attention poora mohalla

sir salamat raway jutiyan bohat
your head should remain intact, there are plenty of shoes to hit it with :smiley:

baandar ki jaanay adrak da sawaad
the monkey has no clue of the taste of ginger
this can be used to describe the ABCD crowd who have no clue of punjabi :clown:

paraai majhie da waanan wadda lagda eh
the udder of somone else’s buffalo seems bigger
meaning: being envious of other ppl’s stuff

pehn day kaahr paraa kutta
a brother living in his sister’s house(meaning the house of her husband) is treated like a dog

jam mukki naan tay nak nankyan tay :clown:
literally: barely born and yet already having the nose of maternal relatives
meaning: prejudging somthing

more later :clown:

Re: punjabi zarb-ul-amsaal (proverbs)

chacha sada sher aye
dum laan di der aye :phati:

:gadha:

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jithoon di khoti
uthay aan khaloti :phati:

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bary time tay chakka maryaa tusan :hehe:

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dum nahin honda … punjabi vich poochal honda eh :smilestar:

p.s. no flooding :smilestar: contribute some proverbs and if u dont know any then just read

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saari raat ronday ray tai moya koi vi na

meaning= you keep trying to do a task and it doesn't get finished
or you try to explain something to someone and they don't
get it.

Mujhe nahi pata, something like that.

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hun tutay litter wanger wadDa e na ja :hoonh:

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Munh na mathaa
Jin paharRoon lathaa :phati:

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Chacha sada sher aye
poochal laan dee der aye :phati:

:gadha:

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that was quite accurate… mostly used when someone doesn’t get somthing u’ve been trying to explain and they ask the same question that started the discussion

:aq:

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paTyaa pahaar tay niklyaa choova
literally: found a mouse after diggin the moutain
meaning: puttin alot of effort into somthing which is not worth it

eik anaar tay sou bamaar
a whole bunch of ppl wanting the same thing

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Chor nalon paanD kaali.

meaning I don't know.

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Kaali agay toye.

Means: If do something in hurry problems will arise.

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budd naalon badnaam bura
the one who has a bad reputation is considered worse than the one who is actually bad

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chacha ghalib tumhein yahaan bhangray dalnay ka soojh raha hai aur wahan bahir elections ho rahay hain

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election ko marin goli... syasat is a dirty game

hum nahin khailtay

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hum ne kab kaha kheiltay hain ..........sayasat to ki jati hai

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CG aaj kaisay aana hua?

Re: punjabi zarb-ul-amsaal (proverbs)

wot do u mean kaisy aana hova :aq: