15 Gorgeous Welsh Proverbs By Which To Live Your Life

Cymru am byth. Wales forever.

*All pronunciations are approximated.*

There are sounds in Welsh that are almost impossible to transcribe into English.

1.

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Welsh: "Adar o'r unlliw, ehedant i'r unlle."

Approximate pronunciation: adar or un-hloo, eh-haydant eer un-hlay

Translation: "Birds of the same color fly to the same place."

2.

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Welsh: "Adfyd a ddwg wybodaeth, a gwybodaeth ddoethineb."

Approximate pronunciation: advid a thoog wee-boh-dyth, a gwee-boh-dyth thoy-thin-eb

Translation: "Adversity brings knowledge, and knowledge wisdom."

3.

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Welsh: "Gwna dda dros ddrwg, uffern ni'th ddwg."

Approximate pronunciation: goona tha dros throog, ee-fairn neeth thoog

Translation: "Repay evil with good and hell will not claim you."

4.

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Welsh: "Rhaid cropian cyn cerdded."

Approximate pronunciation: hride croh-pee-an kyun kair-thed

Translation: "You must crawl before walking."

5.

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Welsh: "Bûm gall unwaith: hynny oedd, llefain pan ym ganed."

Approximate pronunciation: beem gath een-wyth: hunnih oyth, hlay-vine pan um gah-ned

Translation: "I was wise once: when I was born, I cried."

6. Cartref yw cartref, er tloted y bo.

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Welsh: "Cartref yw cartref, er tloted y bo."

Approximate pronunciation: car-trev yew car-trev, air tloh-ted uh boh

Translation: "Home is home, no matter how poor it may be."

7.

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Welsh: "Deuparth gwaith yw ei ddechrau."

Approximate pronunciation: day-parth gwyth yew ay theh-cry

Translation: "Starting the work is two-thirds of it."

8.

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Welsh: "Digrif gan bob aderyn ei lais ei hun."

Approximate pronunciation: dee-greev gan bohb a-dair-in ay lice ay heen

Translation: "Every bird enjoys his own voice."

9.

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Welsh: "Gorau adnabod, d'adnabod dy hun."

Approximate pronunciation: gor-eye ad-na-bohd, dad-na-bohd duh heen

Translation: "The best knowledge is knowledge of oneself."

10.

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Welsh: "Nid aur yw popeth melyn."

Approximate pronunciation: need eye-r yew poh-peth meh-lun

Translation: "Everything that glitters is not gold."

11.

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Welsh: "Dywed yn dda am dy gyfaill, am dy elyn dywed ddim."

Approximate pronunciation: dyoo-ed un tha ahm duh guh-vyth, ahm duh eh-lun dyoo-ed theem

Translation: "Speak well of your friend, say nothing of your enemy."

12.

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Welsh: "Gormod o bwdin dagith gi."

Approximate pronunciation: gohr-mohd oh booh-deen dah-geeth gee

Translation: "Too much pudding will choke a dog."

13.

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Welsh: "Hawdd yw hi, i fod yn ddewr o tu nôl i mur."

Approximate pronunciation: howth yew hee, ee vohd un thewr oh tee nohl ee meer

Translation: "It is easy to be brave from behind a wall."

14.

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Welsh: "Po callaf y dyn, anamlaf ei eiriau."

Approximate pronunciation: poh cah-lahv uh dun, ah-nahm-lahv eye eh-ree-eye

Translation: "The wiser the man, the fewer his words.

15.

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Welsh: "Benthyg dros amser byr yw popeth a geir yn y byd hwn."

Approximate pronunciation: behn-thug dros ahm-sehr bur yew poh-peth ah gehr un uh bud hoon

Translation: "Everything you have in this world is only borrowed for a short time."