Sayings and Proverbs Flashcards
There’s no smoke without fire
Ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Armut dibine düşer
Out of sight, out of mind
Gözden ırak olan gönülden ırak olur
If you talk sweetly you can convince people (get a snake out of its hole)
Tatlı dil yılanı deliğinden çıkarır
To lose your mind
Aklını kaçırmak
Very easy (a child’s toy)
Çocuk oyuncağı
To do crazy things
Delice işler yapmak
To find something very difficult (crack your stomach)
Göbeği çatlamak
A valuable job or skill (golden bracelet)
Altın bilezik mi
Very cheap (cheaper than water)
Sudan ucuz
My boats have sunk in the Black Sea (things are very bad)
Things are not that bad are they? (Did your boats sink?)
Karadeniz’de gemilerim battı
Gemilerin mi batti?
They are made for each other (not in a positive way)
A pot rolled on the ground and found its lid
Tencere yuvarlanmış kapağını bulmuş
The forbidden is sweet
Yasak tatlı geliyor
It’s like the pot calling the kettle black
Tencere dibin kara seninki benden kara