Seanfhocail Flashcards
A good start is half the battle
Tús maith leath na hoibre
No-one is without fault
Ní bhíonn saoi gan locht
Rome wasn’t built in a day
I ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin
Health is better than wealth
Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte
There’s no place like home
Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin
A country without its language is a country without a soul
Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam
Nothing lasts forever
Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal
No man is an island
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine
You can’t put an old head on young shoulders
Ní féidir ceann críonna a chur ar cholainn óg
A little tastes nice
Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán
On the pig’s back
Ar mhuin na muice
What’s rare is wonderful
An rud is annamh is iontach
Life is strange
Is ait an mac an saol
Things aren’t always what they seem
Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear
The far-off fields are always greener
Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn
Praise the young and they’ll flourish
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí
Actions speak louder than words
Ní briathar a dhearbhaíonn ach gníomh
You can’t hide your true nature
Briseann an dúchas trí shúile an chait
Friends are more useful than money
Is fearr cara sa chúirt ná punt sa sparán
A closed mouth is best
Is binn béal ina thost
There’s no good without discipline
Ní bhíonn an rath ach mar a mbíonn an smacht
Youth is the best time of your life
Is í aois na hóige aoise na glóire
It takes one to know one
Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile
The silent are often guilty
Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach
A country without its own language is like a country without a soul
Tír gan teanga tír gan anam
A person’s bad deeds rebound on them
Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire
Sense doesn’t come before age
Ní thagann ciall riamh aois
Unity is strength/ strength in numbers
Ní neart go cur le chéile
The truth is bitter
Bíonn an fhírinne searbh
God’s help is nearer than the door
Is gaire cabhair Dé ná an doras
Hunger is a good sauce
Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras
Practice gives mastery
Taithí a dhéanann maistreacht
Amongst the blind the one-eyed man is king
I ndomhan na ndall is rí fear aon tsúile
A good start is half the battle
Tús maith leath na hoibre
Two shortens the road
Giorraíonn beirt bóthar
There are two sides to a story
Bíonn dhá insint ar scéal
Necessity is the mother of invention
Múineann gá seift
There’s no smoke without fire
Ní bhíonn toit gan tine
There’s as many opinions as there are people
Ní lia duine ná tuairim
Easy come, easy go
An rud a fhaightear go bog caitear go bog
Every dog is brave on its own door step
Dána gach madra i ndoras a thí féin
The most deserving is not always the one who gets the reward
Ní hé an té is fearr a thuilleann is mó a fhaigheann
Necessity knows no law
Níl aon dlí ar an riachtanas
The well fed doesn’t feel for the lean
Ní thuigeann an sách an seang
A friend’s eye is a good mirror
Is maith an scáthán súil charad
Early praise and delayed criticism
Moladh luath agus cáineadh mall
Learning is the key to knowledge
Eochair feasa foghlaim
The only cure for love is marriage
Níl aon leigheas ar an ngrá, ach pósadh
Time is a good messenger/Time will tell
Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir
The life of a language is to speak it
Beatha teanga í a labhairt
You can only deny the truth, for a while
Ní féidir an dubh a chur ina gheal, ach seal
He who does not sow in spring, will not reap in autumn
An té nach gcuirfidh san earrach, ní bhainfidh sé san fhómhar
Youth is a fine thing, but it does not come twice
Is breá an ní an óige, ach ní thagann sí faoi dhó
A good word never broke a tooth
Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh
One story leads on to another
Tarraingíonn scéal scéal eile
The world would not make a donkey a racehorse
Ní dhéanfaidh an saol capall rása d’asal
The quiet ones are often guilty
Is minic ciúin ciontach
Travellers have tales to tell
An té a bhíonn siúlach, bíonn sé scéalach
Time and tides awaits no man
Ní fhanann trá le héinne
Never judge on first impressions
Ná tabhair breith ar an gcéad scéal
A lively night and a sad morning
Oíche aerach is maidin bhrónach
