ताक परे तिवारी नत्र गोतामे
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
Ta kute jasto gar, ma roye jasto garchhu.
Ta kute jasto gar, ma roye jasto garchhu.
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Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
Titra ko mukhai bairi.
If you too much talk, you will be in trouble.
Tai raani mai raani, ko bharlaa kuwa ko paani.
Who will do the work if nobody does nothing?
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
Jasto ropyo testai falchha.
afu leh jasto byabhar garyo testai byabhar aru leh afu prati garxan
Siyo haraayeko damai jasto
Acting like you have lost all your identity
Jasto aafu ustai chyapu.