Catalan C2: Proverbs · Phrases

Proverbs are often quoted by half, because everyone knows the end: Qui matina… (fa farina). Learn them whole. A poc a poc i bona lletra: slowly and carefully. No diguis blat fins que no sigui al sac i ben lligat: don’t count your chickens before they hatch. De mica en mica s’omple la pica: little by little. Qui no vulgui pols, que no vagi a l’era: if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

• qui matina fa farina — the early bird catches the worm
• a poc a poc i bona lletra — slowly but surely
• de mica en mica s’omple la pica — little by little the basin fills
• qui no vulgui pols, que no vagi a l’era — if you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen
• cada terra fa sa guerra — every place has its ways
• qui dia passa, any empeny — one day at a time
• més val sol que mal acompanyat — better alone than in bad company
• qui la fa, la paga — you reap what you sow

• A poc a poc i bona lletra. — Slowly but surely.
• Qui la fa, la paga. — You reap what you sow.
• Cada terra fa sa guerra. — Every place has its own ways.
• Bon vent i barca nova! — Good riddance!