The following are the equivalence of English proverb of Kurdish proverbs. 1. دڕك ترێ ناگرێ. 1. A bad day never had a good night 2. ئیشی خراپه نامرێ. 2. A bad thing never dies. 3. چۆلهكهیهكی ناو دهست له دوو چۆلهكهی سهر درهخت باشتره. 3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 4. مریشكی ڕهش هێلكهی سپی ئهكا. 4. A black hen, lays a white egg. 5. مۆم خۆی دهتووێنێتهوه تا دهوروپشتی خۆی ڕووناك بكاتهوه. 5. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 6. دار كه لار بوو سێبهریشی لاره. 6. A crooked stick will have crooked shadow. 7. دۆست ئهوهیه كه له تهنگانه بههانات بێت. 7. Adversity tries friends. 8. بهرگی مهڕه و دانی گورگ. 8. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 9. له پاش ههزار گوناحان یهك تۆبه. 9. A fault confessed is half redressed. 10. چاكه لهگهل ناكهس بهچهدا پهشیمانی له دوایه. 10. A favour ill-placed is great waste.
I am Ihsan Saber, an English Language Teaching (ELT) professional, teacher trainer, translator and blogger with an M.A. degree from the University of Sussex, in the U.K. I am currently an English lecturer within the College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil.