Polish sayings

i know a Polish saying it goes/ guest at home god at home. it means that if you have a guest you give them all the best food and drink to make them welcome. anyone tell me some others.

Baba z wozu koniom lżej
Głowa siwieje dupa szaleje
Ręka rękę myje
Z deszczu pod rynne

Niedaleko spada jablko od jabloni

can you translate these sayings for me please:)

mine- apple doesn't drop far from apple tree( It means children usually don't differ much from their parents)

Jak cię widzą, tak cię piszą - how they see you, that's how they perceive you
Gdyby kózka nie skakała, to by nóżki nie złamała - if the goat didn't jump, she wouldn't have broken her leg

Gdyby kózka nie skakała, to by smutne życie miała - if the goat didn't jump, she'd have a miserable life

Swój ciągnie do swojego - same kinds attract
Każdy sądzi według siebie - everyone judges according to themselves
Z kim się zadajesz, takim się stajesz - you become whom you befreind
Kto się czubi, ten się lubi - those who argue, like each other

Can anybody translate mine too? I'm having hard time finding proper words :)

Baba z wozu koniom lżej - When the woman gets off the wagon, horses have an easier time
Ręka rękę myje - One hand washes the other
Z deszczu pod rynne- Out of the frying pan into the fire? I think

found another polish saying love this 1. were the devil cant go he sends a woman lol thats so true :)

ouch!! :)

Keep them coming, there are some real gems there.

I know a good one (in Polish) -- I was told this in my school years and I'll remember it until the rest of my life... since it was pretty much embarrasing to hear that in the presence of 20 other students. I tried to be funny and one of the girls told me: "Ale zes zablysnal jak widly w gnoju." Don't know how to properly translate it though (help :).

You shine like a pitchfork in manure

There you go!

:)

I cannot remember now.. But I think it was my usual remark.. like "your butt looks very nice today"...

THAT is quality....i love Polish sayings, they really hit the mark, don't they!! :)

Too bad I didn't go to school with you! We would really have some fun!!!

"Najlepsze mienie - czyste sumienie." --- Your best/priceless property - pure conscience.
"U skąpego zawsze po obiedzie." --- At miser's place it's always past dinner. (I hope that there is a word “miser” in English:) )

"Dobry zwyczaj; nie pożyczaj." --- A good habit; Do not borrow.
"Nie szata zdobi człowieka." --- Clothes do not adorn a person. It basically means that it's not important how you look, but what you have in your head, and what kind of person you are.

There's one great saying used very often by elder Polish construction workers: "Po szklanie i na rusztowanie." --- One more glass (of vodka) and on the scaffold we go! :)

And finally my favorite one often said by my close friend: "Lepiej być zdrowym i bogatym, niż chorym i biednym." --- It's better to be healthy and rich, than ill and poor. :)

I heard a different version:
"Lepiej być zdrowym a biednym niż chorym a bogatym" - "It's better to be poor but healthy, than rich and sick"

"Lepszy wróbel w garści niż gołąb na dachu" - "It's better to have a sparrow in your hand, than a pigeon on the roof"

To continue with What's better theme...
Lepiej zgubić z mądrym niż znaleźć z głupim - It's Better to LOOSE together with a wise man then FIND with a fool

Co nagle, to po diable - the devil dictates when you're in a hurry
W zdrowym ciele, zdrowy duch - healthy soul in a healthy body
Mądry Polak po szkodzie - smart pole after the damage is done
Co kraj to obyczaj - each country has it's own tradition
Co ciało lubi, to duszę zgubi - what likes the body will lose the soul
Komu pora, temu czas - when it's your time, you have to go
Kwiat bez zapachu, jak człowiek bez duszy - a flower without a smell is like a man without a soul

Dupa zawsze z tyłu będzie - your ass will always be behind you

This one is not serious

Komu w drogę, temu gwóźdź w nogę - who wants/needs to leave, stick a nail in his foot

in fact it's a piss at one of those written by Krysia

Kto rano wstaje, temu lac sie chce - Who wakes up in the morning, needs to have a piss
Moja dupa i twoja twarz to blizniacy - My arse and your face are twins
Sukces ma wieju ojców, porazka jest sierota - A success has many fathers, a failure is an orphan

Can someone translate this into polish for me?? i'd really appreciate it.
"Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today."

"Marz o tym, jakbyś miał wiecznie żył, żyj jakbyś miał umrzeć dziś"

A boy in the bush is worth two in the hand.

*sorry*

Lepszy jeden chłopak w garści, niż dwa na dachu:)

Musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce - A must is in Russia, in Poland you do however you want

That's why we have such a mess in Poland :)

-Trzasnąłeś jak łysy grzywką o kant kuli.
-Zabłysłeś jak kropla moczu na desce klozeteowej.
-Trzasnąłeś jak łysy jajami o beton.
-Śmiejesz się jakby koń na blachę szczał.
-Gość w dom, Bóg w dom- żona w ciąży

never grow on your face, that grows wild on your arse.............................
refred to a beard or moustache..........

"Tonący brzytwy się chwyta"- "The drowning person grips a razor"
It means, that a person who has problems often uses methods to solve them, that cause even bigger problems.

Jeśli masz mówić słowa głupie, trzymaj język w dupie.
My grandfather taught me that one. :)