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Few old and sometimes bizarre Slovene proverbs and sayings translated to English (literally). Let us know what is the most weird or unique Slovene saying that you've heard of :)
Slovenski pregovori in reki (Slovene proverbs and sayings)
1. Ženo spoznaš po moževi srajci. (Judge the wife by the husband's shirt)
2. Delo je zdravilo. (Work heals)
3. V jajcu išče dlake. (Looking for a hair in the egg)
4. Saj še vsi prsti na roki niso enaki, pa bi bili otroci v družini! (Even fingers of one hand are not the same; why would children in one family be)
5. Denarja ima več ko ciganska družina grehov. (To have more money, than a Gypsy family have sins)
6. Ko si 20 let star, če nisi lep, ne boš nikoli; ko si 30 let, če nisi močan, ne boš nikoli; ko si 40 let, če nisi bogat, ne boš nikoli. (When you are 20 years old and you are not beautiful, you will never be; when you are 30 year old and you are not strong, you will never be; when you are 40 year old and you are not rich, you will never be)
7. Kdor rad kruh je, je zdrav. (Who eats bread is healthy)
references:
Ivan Šašelj, Slovenski pregovori in reki,
102-107, ETNOLOG 17 1944
www.etno-muzej.si
song:
Balkan Beats by The Freak Fandango Orchestra
(licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License)
animation:
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