phrase
Ko rano rani, dve sreće grabi
the early bird catches the worm (literally ‘grabs two lots of luck’)
«кто рано встаёт, тому Бог подаёт» (буквально «хватает два счастья»)
With stress
Kȍ rȁno rȁnī, dvȇ srȅće grȁbī
In Cyrillic
Ко рано рани, две среће граби
Examples from the lessons
Ko rano rani, dve sreće grabi.
Кто рано встаёт, тому Бог подаёт; буквально «тот хватает две удачи». (такого слова нет → ko)
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- Vȗk dlȁku mȇnjā, àli ćȗd nȉkadaa leopard can’t change its spots (literally ‘a wolf changes its coat’)
- Bȍlje vrábac u rúci nȅgo gȍlūb na gránia bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- Kȍ drȕgome jȁmu kȍpā, sam u njȗ ùpadāhe who digs a pit for another falls into it himself (also … sam u nju…
- Bȍlje ȉkad nȅgo nȉkadbetter late than never (literally ‘better ever than never’)
- Nȉje zlȃto svȅ štȍ sȉjāall that glitters is not gold
- Tȉha vòda brȇg rȍnīstill waters run deep (literally ‘quiet water wears away the bank’)
- U láži su krátke nȍgethe truth will out, lies have short legs
- Bȍlje spréčiti nȅgo léčitiprevention is better than cure
- Ȉver ne pȁdā dalèko od klȁdethe apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, a chip off the old block