Match the proverbs 1 - 6 with their meanings a - f below. For answers, highlight the space below where it say, "Highlight below for answers". Really, they are there!
1. Cuànnu si sciarrìa a matri c'a figghia, 'a vicina s'arrassàri cientu migghìa.
2. Bòn tièmpu e màlu tièmpu nun nùra tùttu u tièmpu.
3. Çiòvi e çiòvi supra ô vagnàtu.
4. Unni si sùnu campàni ci su buttàni.
5. Cu' è picciuottu è riccu.
6. 'Ntr' amici e 'ntra parenti 'n'accattari e 'un vìnniri nenti.
a. He who is young is rich.
b. Where there are bells there are tarts.
c. When a mother quarrels with her daughter, a neighbour should go a long way away.
d. It always rains on someone already soaked.
e. Don't buy or sell anything among friends or family.
f. Neither good weather nor bad weather lasts forever.
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1c, 2f, 3d, 4b, 5a, 6e.
3 comments:
I got them all right! It's very close to Calabrian, so it makes it easy to understand.
I love your answering system.
Hi, Scintilla. Interesting to know it's close to Calabrian. Hi, James. A nice bloke I know taught me how to do that one summer.
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