Proverb: Person wey sleep with nyash (anus) wey dey scratch am must wake up with fingers wey dey smell.
Meaning: There's nothing dirty that you do privately that won't come out in the open.
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Proverb: monkey smart monkey smart, na because tree near tree
Meaning: you can only be smart in what you know best to do.
Proverb: aboki bring suya.. aboki bring suya.. na cow body dey suffer am
Meaning: it is only ignorant that will make someone not to understand that excessive demand is hurting the person bringing it.
Proverb: indomie dey easy to cook but people dey Cook bean pass indomie without considering the time. Because if E don E go bellefull pass indomie.
Meaning: better things take time to achieve.
Meaning: you can only be smart in what you know best to do.
Proverb: aboki bring suya.. aboki bring suya.. na cow body dey suffer am
Meaning: it is only ignorant that will make someone not to understand that excessive demand is hurting the person bringing it.
Proverb: indomie dey easy to cook but people dey Cook bean pass indomie without considering the time. Because if E don E go bellefull pass indomie.
Meaning: better things take time to achieve.
Let me start by saying, who hasn't used proverbs in their speech at some point in time? We all have ! Proverbs are an integral part of our daily communication. Having a strong knowledge of proverbs we not only help you in increasing communication skills but would also help you do well in various competitive areas.
Proverb: Better soup na money kill am
Meaning: The good things in life don't come cheap.
Proverb: Rice way dey bottom pot today go dey on top cooler tomorrow.
Meaning: No condition is permanent.
Proverb: One day breeze go blow and fowl yansh go open
Meaning: Nothing stays hidden for ever.
Proverb: Better soup na money kill am
Meaning: The good things in life don't come cheap.
Proverb: Rice way dey bottom pot today go dey on top cooler tomorrow.
Meaning: No condition is permanent.
Proverb: One day breeze go blow and fowl yansh go open
Meaning: Nothing stays hidden for ever.
Wow, dis thread wey you start dey really interesting. Wetin I dey see here na something wey I no dey hear everyday. E dey quite diverse and e all dey make sense. E dey surprise me say no matter how much we dey advance for life, many of us still dey hold onto our traditions.
And I also like how the new faces dey join the group and also me.
And I also like how the new faces dey join the group and also me.
Proverb: If you no fit look ahead, you go always remain blind.
Meaning: You should always know what you want to achieve in future.
Meaning: You should always know what you want to achieve in future.
Dis one enter well as na beta word wey we dey see as e dey happen on a steady for our everyday life, na like the word wey our elders say if you fall to plan then you plan to fall i believe say your proverb make sense well well.
One sad truth wey I don realize now be say even when people know wetin Dem want to achieve am na wahala because for we county naija the only thing wey dey work currently na our local garri market. I good like add small thing here, e no go work out to know wetin person want just like that but make people dey try work hard to make sure say dem achieve wetin Dem want.
My Oga, piple dy work hard for this contri but when things no dey always go dia way e go b like say your efforts no follow. E dey also make plenty piple dey discouraged and dem no go wan like to try again and if some piple wey dia own don better see person wey don give up e go be like the person never try to make things better for am.
The contri strong like karnel, this our naija alone nah discouragement ma no lie for you, only God nai dy help us and again, if e better for any of una today help the next man of you feel like.
Proverb: If you no fit look ahead, you go always remain blind.
Meaning: You should always know what you want to achieve in future.
Meaning: You should always know what you want to achieve in future.
Dis one enter well as na beta word wey we dey see as e dey happen on a steady for our everyday life, na like the word wey our elders say if you fall to plan then you plan to fall i believe say your proverb make sense well well.
One sad truth wey I don realize now be say even when people know wetin Dem want to achieve am na wahala because for we county naija the only thing wey dey work currently na our local garri market. I good like add small thing here, e no go work out to know wetin person want just like that but make people dey try work hard to make sure say dem achieve wetin Dem want.
Proverb: If you no fit look ahead, you go always remain blind.
Meaning: You should always know what you want to achieve in future.
Meaning: You should always know what you want to achieve in future.
Pokapoka, my man. E don tey oh. I nor sure sey I dey even see your brakelight for forum as a whole sef. I bin dey think sey you don retire here. Anyway, good to read from you again.
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Pokapoka, my man. E don tey oh. I nor sure sey I dey even see your brakelight for forum as a whole sef. I bin dey think sey you don retire here. Anyway, good to read from you again.
Proverb: life nor be film if not part 2 for dey.
Meaning: You only get one shot at life.
Proverb: person wey shit dey catch nor dey waka anyhow.
Meaning: You are careful not to make mistakes when you are clear on your plans.
Meaning: You only get one shot at life.
Proverb: person wey shit dey catch nor dey waka anyhow.
Meaning: You are careful not to make mistakes when you are clear on your plans.
I greet my fellow elders for here@ Chief Mpa, I say make I remind you say as we enter new year you supposed use one strong proverb take motivate us so that we no go misbehave but meanwhile make I motivate our elders with dis proverb wey I hear our elder for villa talk as I visit dem for our cultural day celebration.
Dem say rat wey get one hole dey die quick.
Meaning: Don't depend on one source of income for survival if you want to remain financially relevant.
Normally na new year be dis and we don map out our new year resolutions but I wam use dis opportunity encourage us say make we dey try dey do other things wey go bring income to us, anything fit happen any time for one thing wey we take dey get hope and if we no get back up e go worry, make we see dis talk as advise as elders wey we be and make we make good use of am well even as we remember say we need good health to live good life.
Dem say rat wey get one hole dey die quick.
Meaning: Don't depend on one source of income for survival if you want to remain financially relevant.
Normally na new year be dis and we don map out our new year resolutions but I wam use dis opportunity encourage us say make we dey try dey do other things wey go bring income to us, anything fit happen any time for one thing wey we take dey get hope and if we no get back up e go worry, make we see dis talk as advise as elders wey we be and make we make good use of am well even as we remember say we need good health to live good life.
Proverb: Na Gather gather they form shit,
Meaning: insults starts in a day
Proverb: person wey no Sabi swim no supposed go where water deep
Meaning: if you are not equal to the task don't bother taking the risk.
Meaning: insults starts in a day
Proverb: person wey no Sabi swim no supposed go where water deep
Meaning: if you are not equal to the task don't bother taking the risk.
Person wey dey think big all time no dey work or show say wetin him plan go come true, check him don already thief.
Meaning: It's only a lazy man or woman that keeps procrastinating, Hence doesn't make any effort in life to succeed rather taking what doesn't belong to them.
Meaning: It's only a lazy man or woman that keeps procrastinating, Hence doesn't make any effort in life to succeed rather taking what doesn't belong to them.
Dem say make kettle no dey call pot black.
Meaning: Remove the log in your eyes before helping someone else.
Meaning: Remove the log in your eyes before helping someone else.
PROVERB: IF YOU SABI POUND, POUND INSIDE MORTER MAKE EVERYBODY CHOP AM. BUT IF YOU NO SABE POUND, POUND FOR GRAND MAKE ONLY YOU CHOP AM.
MEANING: What is worth doing is worth doing well.
MEANING: What is worth doing is worth doing well.
PROVERB: FOWL SAY WHY HIM NO GO SHEET WEDA NAH HIM DEA PACK AM?
MEANING: small pikin wey no know say tins hard nah him go dea waste food because no be him dea feed himself
MEANING: small pikin wey no know say tins hard nah him go dea waste food because no be him dea feed himself
Dem sey if the cheeks no see anything chew, e dey vex ear.
Meaning: A hungry man is an angry man.
Meaning: A hungry man is an angry man.
Proverb: Wetin elderly person don see even if small pikin climb tree im no go fit see am
Meaning :The wisdom an elderly person possess is far beyond that of a young person.
Meaning :The wisdom an elderly person possess is far beyond that of a young person.
Man wey dey beat him wife na wetin him dey eat him dey pour sand sand put.
Meaning: You don't do things that will be to your detriment, no matter how angry you're.
Meaning: You don't do things that will be to your detriment, no matter how angry you're.
My chief normally dis particular proverb dey self explanatory as oyibo people use talk am because any man wey dey beat em wife dey also beat em self since our holy book( Bible) talk say husband and wife go be one. On a norm any man wey dey beat em wife na big mistake em dey do because laslas em go still dey affected knownly or unknownly so my advice be say make no man beat em wife no matter the offense why she commit.
1. Proverb: No gree for anybody ooo.
Meaning: say no to oppression
2. Proverb: Success be like pregnancy you no know how many times the man sleep with the woman
Meaning: you don't know the efforts, and sacrifices behind every successful man.
Meaning: say no to oppression
2. Proverb: Success be like pregnancy you no know how many times the man sleep with the woman
Meaning: you don't know the efforts, and sacrifices behind every successful man.
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