What does “काम साँचे आफूलाई, खान साँचे अरूलाई” mean in English?

If you want something done right, do it yourself.. The proverb is read as “Kaam saache aafulai, khaana saache arulai.”.

How do you pronounce “काम साँचे आफूलाई, खान साँचे अरूलाई”?

It is romanized as “Kaam saache aafulai, khaana saache arulai.”.

Nepali proverb

Kaam saache aafulai, khaana saache arulai.

If you want something done right, do it yourself.

Nepali proverb

Kina royis mangale aafnai dhangale.

aafaile garda kaam bigranu

Nepali proverb

Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.

Little people will try to stop you, keep moving

Nepali proverb

Kukur lai maasu paicho.

Lending things to someone who doesn’t know the value or they will never return the thing.

Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.

Consequences

Aafule khaana napaayeko angur amilo.

Telling bad things about a thing you can't get

Advice

Aaja ko kaam lai bholi nabhannu.

Don't procrastinate, complete today's tasks today

Advice

Aateko kaam jhattai shree ganesh.

Tasks done with care and attention get done quickly and smoothly