Situations that fit proverbs. The meaning and influence of interesting proverbs

Proverbs and sayings are something that is passed down from generation to generation. family traditions and the wisdom of generations. Despite the fact that different nations on different languages have their own proverbs and sayings, in many ways they all overlap and are united general meaning and meaning.

Personally, I didn’t even notice when it started, but I myself talk to children incredibly often, using proverbs or sayings. And what’s nice is that as children grow up, they also, unnoticed by themselves, use them in their speech.

Let's talk today about proverbs and sayings for children.

What are proverbs and sayings

Sayings and proverbs are short sayings that carry folk wisdom. It is believed that these sayings were invented by the people, and their instructive content is reinforced by centuries of experience. Since ancient times, people have reflected in their statements the customs and traditions accepted in their lives, and also ridiculed human vices: stupidity, envy, greed, etc. The meaning of proverbs is to pass on the experience of the people to future generations, and essence of proverbs- to teach descendants “wit and reason”, to make sure that they learn from the mistakes of others and have the opportunity to avoid their own. In addition, folk sayings make our language more eloquent, lively, and decorate speech.

The first books found with proverbs and sayings date back to 2500. They were found back in Ancient Egypt. Even then, people carefully kept instructive records for subsequent generations.

Many sayings are taken from the works of great Russian poets and writers. For example, in the work of Griboyedov A.S. “Woe from Wit” there are more than two dozen phrases and expressions that have become “catch phrases”.

Proverbs and sayings in fairy tales

Many fairy tales and fables are based on proverbs. Many folk sayings can be found in children's fairy tales. For example, the proverb for the fairy tale “The Frog Traveler”: “In every magpie perishes by its own tongue.”. And here - to the fairy tale “Puss in Boots” - “D It’s what’s done on time.” A large number of catchphrases can be gleaned from the Bible, especially in its Old Testament part.

The largest collection of proverbs and sayings in our country is a collection created in the 19th century by Russian philologist Vladimir Dahl, who studied folk sayings for about 20 years. The book contains more than 30,000 sayings, which are divided into special thematic sections.

Proverbs and sayings differ from each other in the purpose of their statement, although they are often confused.

How are proverbs different from sayings?

Let's figure out how proverbs and sayings differ.

Proverbs. What are they?

Proverb is a short saying that embodies the instructive wisdom of the people. A proverb contains a complete thought.

  • apply to various life phenomena;
  • have two parts that rhyme with each other;
  • contains a moral message or a warning;
  • is a proposal.

Example of a proverb: “You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty.”

What about sayings? What is it?

Proverb is simply a phrase or phrase, full of eloquence, but not containing teachings. They can be replaced by any other words within the meaning. A saying, for the most part, is only part of a judgment. Example of a saying: “Put your teeth on the shelf.”

Both proverbs and sayings decorate human speech and teach wisdom to younger generations. Typically, proverbs are divided into several topics to make them easier to find and study. Let's give a few examples.

Proverbs about the Motherland

  • Your own land is sweet in a handful;
  • There is no more beautiful country in the world than ours;
  • The homeland is the mother, the foreign land is the stepmother.
  • It's warmer overseas, but it's lighter here.
  • A man without a homeland is a nightingale without a song.
  • The bird that dislikes its nest is stupid.
  • The native land is a paradise for the heart.
  • The bird is small, but it protects its nest.
  • Take care of your native land like your beloved mother.

Proverbs about home

  • Being a guest is good, but being at home is better;
  • If the hut is crooked, the mistress is bad;
  • Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, but get up early and start your own.
  • My home is my castle.
  • Each hut has its own rattles.
  • A good wife will save the house, but a thin one will shake it with her sleeve.
  • Lead the house, don’t weave bast shoes.
  • Houses and walls help.
  • The hut is not red in its corners, but red in its pies.
  • It's good to sing songs outside the mountains, but it's better to live at home.
  • At home - as you want, and in public - as you are told.

Proverbs about friendship

  • Brother will not betray brother;
  • An old friend is better than two new ones.
  • Friendship is different from friendship, but throw another one;
  • Friendship is like glass: if you break it, you won’t be able to put it back together.
  • Friendship is not a mushroom; you won’t find it in the forest.
  • A true friend is better than a hundred servants.
  • Friendship is friendship, and service is service.
  • Look for friends, and enemies will appear.
  • Whoever you hang out with, that's how you'll gain.
  • If you hold on to each other, you won’t be afraid of anything.
  • Friendship is strong not through flattery, but through truth and honor.
  • All for one, one for all.
  • A friend in need is a friend indeed.
  • Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
  • A friend argues, a foe agrees.
  • A strong friendship cannot be cut with an axe.
  • There is safety in numbers.
  • What you don’t want for yourself, don’t do to others.
  • One bee will not bring much honey.
  • You can't get along with someone who likes to scold.

Proverbs about family and children

  • In a friendly family it is warm even in the cold;
  • Food tastes better at a shared family table;
  • In your home, the walls also help.
  • The whole family is together, and the soul is in place.
  • A family in a heap is not a terrible cloud.
  • Harmony and harmony in the family is a treasure.
  • There is discord in the family, and I’m not happy at home.
  • A tree is held together by its roots, and a person is held together by its family.
  • They show off their daughters, they live in honor with their sons.
  • Mother's prayer reaches from the bottom of the sea.
  • To honor your father and mother means not to know grief.
  • To cherish your family is to be happy.
  • Our people - we will be numbered.
  • A mother's heart warms better than the sun.
  • Even if it’s crowded, it’s better together.
  • Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
  • It's warm in a friendly family even in the cold.
  • Where there is peace and harmony, there is God's grace.
  • Where there is advice, there is light, where there is agreement, there is God.
  • Good brotherhood is better than wealth.
  • It is not the stove that warms the house, but love and harmony.
  • The hut is fun for children.
  • The bird is happy about spring, and the child is happy about its mother.
  • For an obedient son, parental orders are not burdensome.
  • Birds in the nest until autumn, children in the family until the age.
  • Where there is love, there is God.

Proverbs about animals

At all times, people have learned from the example of our smaller brothers. Here is a selection of instructive proverbs based on the use of animal images.

  • God does not give a horn to a lively cow;
  • The wolf's legs feed him;
  • If you are afraid of wolves, do not go into the forest.
  • You can’t even take a fish out of a pond without difficulty.
  • Know your nest, cricket.
  • And the wolves are fed, and the sheep are safe.
  • Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
  • A small dog is a puppy until old age.
  • The animal runs towards the catcher.
  • On someone else's side, I'm happy with my little crow.
  • Every day is not Sunday.
  • To live with wolves is to howl like a wolf.
  • Nightingales are not fed fables.
  • The dog is in the manger - he doesn’t eat himself and doesn’t give it to others

Proverbs about work

  • Time for business - time for fun;
  • The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing;
  • Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
  • Hardworking - like an ant.
  • Strike while the iron is hot.
  • Work hard and there will be bread in the bins.
  • Who does not work shall not eat.
  • Whoever gets up early, God gives to him.
  • Finished the job - go for a walk safely.
  • Don’t take on your own business, and don’t be lazy about yours.
  • The master's work is afraid.
  • Patience and a little effort.
  • From the labors of the righteous one cannot make stone chambers.
  • Labor feeds, but laziness spoils.

Proverbs for children

  • IN family of origin and the porridge is thicker;
  • The mouth rejoices at a large piece;
  • If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
  • Childhood is a golden time.
  • The food tastes better at a communal table.
  • IN healthy body- healthy mind.
  • Small and smart.
  • The child's finger hurts, the mother's heart hurts.
  • Sow a habit and grow character.
  • Love is good mutually.
  • All is well that ends well.
  • Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
  • If you love to ride, you also love to carry sleds.
  • A warm word melts the ice.
  • Don’t take on many things, but excel in one.
  • My tongue is my enemy.
  • Seven do not wait for one.
  • The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
  • If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
  • As it comes back, so will it respond.

Proverbs about books and study

  • Living with a book is a breeze.
  • The book is small, but it gave me some insight.
  • A good book is your best friend.
  • He who reads a lot knows a lot.
  • Reading books means never getting bored.
  • The more you learn, the stronger you will become.
  • Speech is silver, silence is gold.
  • The world is illuminated by the sun, and man is illuminated by knowledge.
  • Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
  • They meet you by their clothes, they see you off by their mind.
  • Live and learn.
  • The word is not a sparrow: if it flies out, you won’t catch it.

There is a great thematic variety of proverbs and sayings, the benefits of which are little man difficult to overestimate.

What are the benefits of proverbs for children

What is the wisdom and benefit of sayings and proverbs for children? Here are just some of the advantages of proverbs:

  • convey folk wisdom;
  • introduce them to the beauty and richness of their native language;
  • teach common sense;
  • instill moral and aesthetic views;
  • form life experience;
  • encourage action;
  • shape the child’s outlook on life;
  • learn to formulate thoughts clearly and concisely;
  • develop creative thinking;
  • help develop clear diction;
  • help to assimilate a variety of intonation of statements: affection, grief, surprise, etc.;
  • learn the pronunciation of sounds that are difficult to combine with each other;
  • develop sound culture of speech;
  • develop memory;
  • develop a sense of rhythm, rhyme, etc.

Experts recommend that parents introduce their children to proverbs and sayings from the very beginning. early age. Their correct use in games and developmental activities helps children develop harmoniously in accordance with their age, develops clear and competent speech and instills in them a love for their native Russian word.

Games, competitions and fun tasks with proverbs

Knowledge of proverbs and the wisdom of generations is most easily acquired in the game. While studying proverbs and sayings with your child, you can periodically organize some fun activities - games and competitions with proverbs.

Finish the sentence

The easiest way to remember proverbs and sayings is to play this game with your child. The adult names part of the proverb, and the child must continue:

For example: Cats - over there... (the child continues) - there is plenty for mice.

Proverb Master

Game-competition for knowledge of proverbs. It is necessary to say proverbs in turn, without repeating. The one who runs out of all options loses)))

Explain the proverb, or where is the moral?

Invite the children to explain the meaning of proverbs. Such a task can lead to a serious conversation, and will teach the child to look for morality and draw the right conclusions from actions, teach him to analyze his behavior and encourage him to be better.

Game "Twins"

Offer children a series of proverbs written on cards. Within a certain time, children must collect pairs of proverbs, suitable friend friend in meaning.

For example: “All that glitters is not gold” and “They meet you by their clothes, they see you off by their minds”

“Strike while the iron is hot” and “If you miss an hour, you won’t make it up in a year”

Watch a video lesson about proverbs and sayings with your children:

This is the conversation we had about proverbs and sayings. Do you apply the wisdom of nations in your speech? Can you add any games for knowledge of proverbs and sayings? Write in the comments!

With warmth,

The woman is driving the cart - it’s easier for the mare. (The meaning of the proverb is that if you get rid of unnecessary people or situations, then everything will only get better.)

Grandma said in two. (The meaning of the saying is that a person explained the essence of what was happening in two ways and incomprehensibly, or stated the situation incomprehensibly.)

The master's request is a strict order. (The meaning of the proverb is that if you depend on a person, then it is impossible not to fulfill his request, since you depend on him.)

There is trouble in the village if there is quinoa on the table. (Russian folk proverb. It means that if there is quinoa on the table (this is a type of grass), it means there is a bad harvest in the villages and there is nothing to eat except grass.)

Poor Kuzenka - a poor song. (Previously, in Rus', a song with praise was sung to grooms in order to present all his virtues to the bride. If the groom was greedy, then at the wedding they sang a song to him not with all the praise, in response to his greed.)

The poor man just needs to get ready to gird himself. (Russian proverb means that it is very easy for a poor person to get ready for a trip, because there is nothing to take.)

Troubles torment, but teach the mind. (Russian folk proverb. It means that when trouble comes, it is of course very bad, but conclusions must be drawn from each such situation in order to prevent the misfortune from recurring in the future. Troubles teach a person to draw conclusions, analyze each of his actions, so as not to have more troubles.)

He ran from the smoke and fell into the fire. (Russian proverb. Means that if you rush and rush thoughtlessly in a difficult situation, you can only make the situation worse.)

He runs as if the earth beneath him is on fire. (Proverb. Means that a person runs very quickly specifically in this moment time, or simply runs very fast in life, like an Olympic champion.) at the request of Alice.

Without letters and grammar one cannot learn mathematics. (The proverb means that if you do not know the letters, then it is almost impossible to learn mathematics, since letters are an integral part of mathematics, and without them mathematics would not exist.)

Without water, the land is a wasteland. (Everything is clear here without decoding.))) Without water, nothing can grow and survive.)

Without a year a week. (The saying is said when very little time has passed, or the age is very small.)

To live without anything is only to smoke the sky. (The proverb says that every person in life should do what he does best. If a person does nothing in life, then such a life is devoid of much meaning.)

Sleep better without money. (Russian proverb. It means that it is difficult for a rich person to keep his money; there will always be people who want to take it away. And if they are not there, then there is nothing to take away.)

I got married without me . (The proverb is said when a person was absent from some action or event, and others decided everything for him.)

Without science it’s like without hands. (A simple but very wise proverb. It means that if a person does not study, does not try to gain new knowledge, then he will achieve little good in life.)

Without trousers, but in a hat . (A saying about a person who puts on a new beautiful thing, along with old ugly pants, shoes, or other bad old clothes.)

Discussion: 74 comments

  1. DON'T LIE, IT'S NOT NICE
    what is the meaning? help me please

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  2. Science is the sea, knowledge is a boat in its vastness

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Proverbs and sayings - it seems like something from deep childhood, from a colorful reading textbook for elementary school. And, at the same time, they remind you of themselves every day, even if no one says them. Because they are life itself, its reflection. If you want, “formulas” of life that explain: if you do this, it will be like this, but this happened for some reason... After all, in the proverbs - folk wisdom. Experience of generations, independent of any historical era, neither from fashion, nor from political or economic situation. The only thing this experience depends on is time, which enriches and fills it.

Proverbs can be called a storehouse of experience and wisdom in their purest form. This is a short saying, instructive in spirit and having a complete meaning. For example: “you can’t catch a fish out of a pond without difficulty.”

A saying is something else. Rather, it is simply a stable combination expressing some thought, concept instead of some word, or denoting a frequently repeated, recognizable phenomenon: “like two peas in a pod,” “out of the blue,” “neither thought nor guessed, I can’t describe it with a pen”...

This is how it was initially, this is how the most old proverbs and sayings. After all, there were times when even books were a huge rarity, and all a person had was his own mind and speech.

Then, when literature, the press, even television spread, the storehouse of wisdom began to be replenished with “author’s” proverbs and sayings - catchphrases heroes of favorite films, well-aimed phrases in book texts... But the meaning of proverbs and sayings in our lives remains the same: a hint at a crossroads, consolation in trouble, a reminder of what we must not forget...

RUSSIAN PROVERBS AND SAYINGS: MEANING AND MEANING

All tryn-grass

The mysterious “tryn-grass” is not some kind of herbal medicine that people drink so as not to worry. At first it was called “tyn-grass”, and tyn is a fence. The result was “fence grass,” that is, a weed that no one needed, everyone was indifferent to.

Add the first number

You won't believe it, but old school students were flogged every week, no matter who was right or wrong. And if the “mentor” overdoes it, then such a spanking would last for a long time, until the first day of the next month.

Goal like a falcon

Terribly poor, beggar. Usually they think that we're talking about about the falcon bird. But she has nothing to do with it. In fact, the “falcon” is an ancient military battering gun. It was a completely smooth (“bare”) cast iron block attached to chains. Nothing extra!

Orphan Kazan

This is what they say about a person who pretends to be unhappy, offended, helpless in order to pity someone. But why is the orphan “Kazan”? It turns out that this phraseological unit arose after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The Mirzas (Tatar princes), finding themselves subjects of the Russian Tsar, tried to beg all sorts of concessions from him, complaining about their orphanhood and bitter fate.

Unlucky man

In the old days in Rus', “path” was called not only the road, but also different positions at the prince's court. The falconer's path is in charge of princely hunting, the hunter's path is in charge of hound hunting, the stableman's path is in charge of carriages and horses. The boyars tried by hook or by crook to get a position from the prince. And those who did not succeed were spoken of with disdain: a good-for-nothing person.

Inside out

Now this seems to be a completely harmless expression. And once it was associated with shameful punishment. During the time of Ivan the Terrible, a guilty boyar was placed backwards on a horse with his clothes turned inside out and, in this disgraced form, was driven around the city to the whistling and jeers of the street crowd.

Lead by the nose

Deceive by promising and not fulfilling what was promised. This expression was associated with fairground entertainment. Gypsies led bears by a ring threaded through their noses. And they forced them, the poor fellows, to do various tricks, deceiving them with the promise of a handout.

Scapegoat

This is the name given to a person who is blamed for someone else. The history of this expression is as follows: the ancient Jews had a rite of absolution. The priest laid both hands on the head of the living goat, thereby, as it were, transferring the sins of the entire people onto it. After this, the goat was driven out into the desert. Many, many years have passed, and the ritual no longer exists, but the expression still lives on.

Sharpen the laces

Lyasy (balusters) are turned, figured posts of railings at the porch. Only a real master. Probably, at first, “sharpening balusters” meant conducting an elegant, fancy, ornate (like balusters) conversation. But in our time, the number of people skilled in conducting such a conversation became fewer and fewer. So this expression came to mean empty chatter.

Grated kalach

In the old days there really was such a type of bread - “grated kalach”. The dough for it was crushed, kneaded, “grated” for a very long time, which is why the kalach turned out to be unusually fluffy. And there was also a proverb - “do not grate, do not crush, there will be no kalach.” That is, trials and tribulations teach a person. The expression comes from this proverb.

Nick down

If you think about it, the meaning of this expression seems cruel - you must agree, it’s not very pleasant to imagine an ax next to your own nose. In reality, everything is not so sad. In this expression, the word “nose” has nothing to do with the organ of smell. A “nose” was the name given to a memorial plaque, or a note tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notations were made as memories.

Break a leg

This expression arose among hunters and was based on the superstitious idea that with a direct wish (both down and feather), the results of a hunt can be jinxed. In the language of hunters, feather means bird, and down means animals. In ancient times, a hunter going on a hunt received this parting word, the “translation” of which looks something like this: “Let your arrows fly past the target, let the snares and traps you set remain empty, just like the trapping pit!” To which the earner, in order not to jinx it either, replied: “To hell!” And both were sure that evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, will be satisfied and fall behind, and will not plot intrigues during the hunt.

Beat your head

What are “baklushi”, who “beats” them and when? For a long time, artisans have been making spoons, cups and other utensils from wood. To carve a spoon, it was necessary to chop off a block of wood from a log. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing the bucks: it was an easy, trivial task that did not require any special skill. Preparing such chocks was called “beating the lumps.” From here, from the mockery of the masters at the auxiliary workers - “baklushechnik”, our saying came from.

Rub glasses

How can glasses be rubbed in? Where and why? Such a picture would look very ridiculous. And the absurdity occurs because we are not talking about glasses at all, which are used to correct vision. There is another meaning of the word “glasses”: red and black signs on playing cards. There is even a gambling card game, the so-called “point”. For as long as there have been cards, there have been dishonest players and cheaters. In order to deceive their partner, they resorted to all sorts of tricks. They knew how, by the way, to quietly “rub in points” - to turn a seven into a six or a four into a five, on the go, during the game, by gluing in a “point” or covering it with a special white powder. And the expression “to cheat” began to mean “to deceive”, hence other words were born: “fraud”, “fraud” - a trickster who knows how to embellish his work, pass off the bad as very good.

After the rain on Thursday

Rusichi - ancient ancestors Russians - among their gods they honored the main god - the god of thunder and lightning Perun. One of the days of the week was dedicated to him - Thursday (it is interesting that among the ancient Romans Thursday was also dedicated to the Latin Perun - Jupiter). Prayers were offered to Perun for rain during the drought. It was believed that he should be especially willing to fulfill requests on “his day” - Thursday. And since these prayers often remained in vain, the saying “After the rain on Thursday” began to be applied to everything that is unknown when it will come true.

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