{"id":176587039,"date":"2020-06-24T15:28:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T22:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog-new\/?p=176587039"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:25:25","slug":"russian-proverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/russian-proverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Proverbs: The Key to Sounding Like a Native"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are determined to talk like a native in Russian, it is not enough to merely speak fluently<\/a>. To sound authentic, you need to know some sayings. They make speech emotional and your understanding of the language and the culture more profound. You can find out about a nation, its values, wisdom and attitude to fundamental things by learning its proverbs. \u00a0So let\u2019s explore the use of common Russian proverbs!<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian Proverbs About Work<\/b><\/h2>\n

Although Russians do not have a reputation of being a very hard-working nation, there are quite a lot of proverbs related to work and \u00a0diligence, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0434 \u043b\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0442<\/i><\/b> [p\u0259d\u203fl\u02b2\u026a\u0290\u02c8at\u0361\u0255\u026aj k\u02c8am\u02b2\u026an\u02b2 v\u0250d\u02c8a n\u02b2\u02c8e t\u02b2\u026at\u0361\u0255\u02c8\u0275t]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: No water flows under a lying stone.<\/span>
\nExplanation: Nothing will happen in your life unless you try something.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0412\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0431\u043e\u044f\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u2013 \u0432 \u043b\u0435\u0441 \u043d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c <\/i><\/b>[v\u0250\u2019lkof b\u0250j\u02c8\u00e6t\u0361s\u0259 v\u203fl\u02b2\u02c8es n\u02b2\u02c8e h\u0250d\u02b2\u02c8it\u02b2] <\/span>
\nLiteral translation: If you\u2019re afraid of wolves, don\u2019t go into the forest. <\/span>
\nEquivalent English proverb: <\/span>Nothing ventured, nothing gained.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0420\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043a \u2013 \u0432 \u043b\u0435\u0441 \u043d\u0435 \u0443\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0438\u0442<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i> [r\u0250b\u02c8ot\u0259 n\u02b2\u02c8e v\u02c8olk v\u203f l\u02b2\u02c8es n\u02b2\u02c8e \u028ab\u02b2\u026a\u0290\u02c8\u0268t.]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Work is not a wolf, and it won\u2019t run off into the forest.<\/span>
\nExplanation: Although nowadays everybody uses this proverb rather jokingly to say that they are planning to procrastinate, initially this saying had another meaning. A long time ago, people would hide at home when wolves came to a village, waiting for the animals to leave. Unlike the wolves, which would eventually go back into the forest, work had to be done no matter what. It does not disappear, and whether you want to or not, you have to do it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Learn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u0451\u0442\u043a\u0430<\/i><\/b>. [\u2018Golt\u0259t n\u02b2\u02c8e \u2018tiotka.]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Hunger is not your auntie. <\/span>
\nExplanation: Used to say that in order to get food it\u2019s okay to do something unpleasant or behave in an unusual way compared to how you would behave under normal circumstances.<\/span>
\nThis proverb sounds really strange to foreigners, and even some Russian speakers use this proverb without knowing its etymology. The full version of the proverb is \u2018<\/span>\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u0451\u0442\u043a\u0430, \u043f\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0436\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0451\u0442<\/i><\/b>\u2019, <\/span><\/i>which means \u2018Hunger is not your auntie, and it won\u2019t give you a pie\u2019. It means hunger is merciless, and it\u2019s okay to do extreme things so you don\u2019t starve.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0442\u0440\u0443\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0442\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0448\u044c \u0440\u044b\u0431\u043a\u0443 \u0438\u0437 \u043f\u0440\u0443\u0434\u0430<\/i><\/b>. <\/span><\/i>[Bes tru\u2019da ne \u2018vytashhish \u2018rybku iz pru\u2019da]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation:<\/span> You cannot reel out fish from the pond without making an effort<\/span>
\nExplanation: Not a single task can be done without putting some work and effort into it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0413\u0443\u0431\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u0443\u0440\u0430. <\/i><\/b>[Gu\u2019ba n\u02b2\u02c8e \u00a0\u2018dura.]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Lips are not stupid.<\/span>
\nExplanation: To have a taste for something nice; choose something very good for yourself. <\/span>
\nEquivalent English proverb: Know which side your bread is buttered on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041a\u0443\u0439 \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043e, \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0447\u0451.<\/i><\/b> [Kuj zhe\u2019lezo p\u0250\u2019ka gorja\u2019chjo.]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Forge iron while it\u2019s hot.<\/span>
\nEquivalent English Proverb: Make hay while the sun shines.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0442\u0435.<\/i><\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/i>[N\u0250\u2019sit’ \u2018vodu v reshe\u2019te]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation:<\/span> \u0421arry water in a sieve<\/span>
\nExplanation: To do a futile task.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Learn<\/a><\/p>\n

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Russian Proverbs<\/b>\u00a0About Friendship and Love<\/b><\/h2>\n

Friendship is an important part of social life in Russia, and there are quite a few widely used proverbs about interpersonal relations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0414\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0431\u0435\u0434\u0435<\/i><\/b>. <\/b>[Drug pozna\u2019etsya v b\u02b2\u026a\u2019de]<\/span>
\nEquivalent English proverb: \u00a0A friend in need is a friend indeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041d\u0435 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u043e \u0440\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0435\u0439, \u0430 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439<\/i><\/b>. [N\u02b2\u02c8e im\u02b2\u02c8ej sto rub\u2019lej, a im\u02b2\u02c8ej sto dru\u2019zej.]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: It\u2019s better to have 100 friends that 100 rubles.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0445 \u0434\u0432\u0443\u0445.<\/i><\/b> [\u2018Staryj drug \u2018lutshe \u2018novyh dvuh]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation:<\/span> One old friend is better than two new ones<\/span>.<\/span><\/i>
\nEquivalent English proverb: Old friends and old wine are the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044c \u0437\u043b\u0430 \u2013 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u0448\u044c \u0438 \u043a\u043e\u0437\u043b\u0430.<\/i><\/b> [Lyu\u2019bov’ zla \u00a0p\u0250\u2019lyubish’ i k\u0250z\u2019la]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Love is evil; you can fall in love with a goat.<\/span>
\nEquivalent English proverb: Love is blind.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044c \u0434\u043e \u0433\u0440\u043e<\/i><\/b>\u0431\u0430.<\/b> [Lyu\u2019bov’ d\u0259 \u2018grob\u0259]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Love until you\u2019re in the coffin.<\/span>
\nEquivalent English expression: Undying love.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0421 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u2013 \u0438\u0437 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0430 \u0432\u043e\u043d.<\/i><\/b> [S glas d\u0250\u2019loj \u00a0iz \u2018serts\u0250 von]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation\/equivalent English proverb: Out of sight, out of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044c.<\/i><\/b> [\u2018Sertse n\u02b2\u02c8e \u2018kamen’]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: A heart is not made of stone.<\/span>
\nExplanation: \u00a0this expression is used to say when you feel sympathetic about someone\u2019s problem and give in to their request.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Learn<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Other Popular\u00a0<\/b>Russian Proverbs<\/b><\/h2>\n

Native speakers may know hundreds of proverbs and idiomatic expressions in their mother tongue. But for foreign language learners, it\u2019s good enough to know just some of them, and so it\u2019s best to make sure they\u2019re the most popular.<\/span>
\nLet\u2019s concentrate now on the most common proverbs that you are likely to hear when you communicate with Russian speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0412\u0435\u043a \u0436\u0438\u0432\u0438 , \u0432\u0435\u043a \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0441\u044c (\u0430 \u0434\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0440\u0435\u0448\u044c).<\/i><\/b> [V\u02b2\u02c8ek zhi\u2019vi , vek u\u2019chis’ (a dura\u2019kom pom\u2019rjosh’)]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Always live, always learn (and die being a fool))<\/span>
\nEquivalent English proverb: Live and learn.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0411\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0451\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0411\u043e\u0433 \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0451\u0442. <\/i><\/b>[Bere\u2019zhyonogo Bog bere\u2019zhyot.]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: God helps the ones who help themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0412 \u0442\u0435\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0442\u0435 \u2013 \u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0438\u0434\u0435<\/i><\/b>. <\/span><\/i>[v tesn\u0250\u2019t\u02b2\u02c8e \u00a0da ne v \u0250\u2019bide]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Squeezed but pleased.<\/span>
\nExplanation: This proverb is used to express when people get along well, even if a place is crammed. Russians are known for their hospitality and eagerness eager to accommodate friends and relatives, even if their property is tiny. That\u2019s when they use this expression.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0412 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u043e\u0439 \u0448\u0443\u0442\u043a\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u044b<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i> [v \u2018kazhd\u0250j \u2018shutke est’ \u2018dolya \u2018pravdy]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Every joke has a grain of truth.<\/span>
\nExplanation: this proverb is used to say that jokes stem from the truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0412\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f \u2013 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0438<\/i><\/b>.<\/b> [\u2018vremya \u2013 \u2018den’gi]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation\/equivalent English proverb: Time is money.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0430 \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0436\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0432<\/i><\/b>. <\/span><\/i>[kr\u0250s\u0259\u2019ta \u2018trebuet zhertv]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Beauty requires sacrifice.<\/span>
\nExplanation: Beauty has its price and needs constant work\/effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0447\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u2013 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a \u0441\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0438\u044f. <\/i><\/b>[m\u0250l\u2019chanie \u2013 znak s\u0259g\u2019lasiya] <\/span>
\nEnglish equivalent: Silence gives consent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0421\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0440\u043e , \u0430 \u043c\u043e\u043b\u0447\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u2013 \u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e.<\/i><\/b> [\u2018slov\u0250 ser\u02b2\u026a\u2019bro , a mol\u2019chanie \u2013 \u2018zol\u0250t\u0259]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Words are silver and silence is golden.<\/span>
\nEquivalent English saying: Silence is golden.<\/span>
\nIn Russian, too, the first half of the saying is often omitted and people just say \u2018\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0447\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 – \u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0421\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0440\u043e \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0436\u0434\u0443\u0442<\/i><\/b>.<\/b> [\u2018semer\u0250 \u0250dn\u0250\u2019vo n\u02b2\u02c8e zhdut]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Seven [people] don\u2019t wait for one.<\/span>
\nExplanation: this expression is used to say that a group of people should not be held up because one person is late.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u041d\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u0440\u044b\u0431\u044c\u0435 \u0438 \u0440\u0430\u043a \u2013 \u0440\u044b\u0431\u0430<\/i><\/b>. [na bez\u2019ryb’\u02b2\u026a i rak \u2018ryba]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation:In a place with no fish a crawfish is a fish.<\/span>
\nEquivalent English saying: Something is better than nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0412\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f<\/i><\/b>. <\/span><\/i>[vse\u2019mu sv\u0250e \u2018vremya]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation\/equivalent English saying:There is a time for everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0414\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0433\u0430 \u2013 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430<\/i><\/b>. <\/span><\/i>[dva s\u0250p\u0250\u2019ga \u2013 \u2018para]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: Two boots make a pair.<\/span>
\nEquivalent English saying:Tarred with the same brush.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u042f\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e \u043e\u0442 \u044f\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u043e \u043f\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i> [\u2018yabl\u0250k\u0250 \u0259t \u2018yabl\u0250ni nedal\u02b2\u026a \u2018ko \u2018pada\u02b2\u026a t]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: An apple doesn’t fall far from the apple tree. <\/span>
\nExplanation: This<\/span> proverb has a negative connotation to express that children take bad qualities after their parents.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0427\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u043c\u0435, \u0442\u043e \u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0435<\/i><\/b>. <\/span><\/i>[chto na um\u2019e, to i na \u2018yazyke.]<\/span>
\nLiteral translation: <\/span>What\u2019s on one\u2019s mind is on one\u2019s tongue.<\/span><\/i>
\nEquivalent English saying: What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that you’ve gotten a taste of Russian proverbs, check out this post on Russian idioms<\/a>. Idioms may be tougher than proverbs because their meanings may not make sense at first but as you come accustomed to Russian and the country’s culture, you’ll start to understand them.<\/p>\n

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