Turkish Proverbs -Part 1-

•iki dinle, bir söyle

 You must start talking after you finish listening to someone talking.
 相手の意見を最後まで聞いてから、自分の意見を言うことが大事。


•Acele işe şeytan karışır

 “Haste makes waste.”
 「急いては事を仕損じる。」


•Ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz

 “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
 「火のないところに煙は立たぬ。」


•Damlaya damlaya göl olur

 Small things add up to a big difference.
 「チリも積もれば山となる。」


•iki karpuz bir koltuğa sığmaz

 “Fall between two stools.”
 「二兎追うものは一兎をも得ず。」

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