Scottish Gaelic has some fun Proverbs Hereâs My Favourites
Aâbhiast as mutha ag ithe na beiste as lugha (or âBig fish eat little fishâ)
Bainne nan gobhar fo chobhar âs e bĂ lth, âs e chuireadh an spionnadh sna daoine a bha. (or âIt is the milk of the goat foaming and warm, that gave strength to the past generations of people.â)
Cha bhòrd gun aran ach âs bòrd aran leis fhèin. (âA table without bread is not a table, but bread is a table on its own.â If anyone can explain this one, please do.)
Cuir sin an clamhan gobhlach am measg nan cearc. (âThat put the red kite among the hensâ. Another one that needs explaining.)
Coinnichidh na daoine far nach coinnich na cnuic. (âThe people meet each other but the hills do not.â It means âThere are some things/events that are impossible, like an encounter of mountains, but there is always a chance for people to meet.â)
Innsidh na geòidh as t-Fhoghar e. (âThe geese will tell it in the autumnâ. Meaning âAll will be revealed in due course.â)
Is leigheas air gach tinneas creamh is ĂŹm aâ MĂ igh; òl am fochair siud bainne ghobhar bĂ n. (âTo heal all disease, take garlic and May butter; drink along with that white goatsâ milkâ. Explanation?)
Mu tha thu airson a bhith buan, na teid eadar an tè ruadh agus aâchreag. (or âIf you want to live a life that is long, donât die.â)
The fios aig an luch nach âeil an cat a âs tigh. (âIf the cat is away, the mice playâ.)
TriĂšir a thig gun iarraidh - gaol, eud is egal. (âThree things that come unbidden - love, jealousy, and fearâ.)
The variant on the above:Â âThig trĂŹ nithean gun irraidh, an ois, an gaol, agus an t-siataig.â (âThree things come without being wanted, age, love, and rheumatismâ.)
Tuig thusâ an t-eathar, âs tuigidh an t-eathar thu. (âUnderstand the boat and the boat will understand you.â Explanation needed?)
