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This report is a partial fulfillment of the course of English,
which is mainly taught by Ms. Jirapong Kongrak.
It particularly aims at enhancing students’ English
proficiency and being one of the teaching materials for those who
are interested. Last but not least, it is hoped to be advantageous
for both teachers and students to use in authentic classrooms.
This report is a part of English Subject and Thai Subject.
The topic is “Thai Proverbs”. This report has made up for everyone
who might be interested to read about the important places of
each country in the world. If there is any mistake in this report,
please accept my apology at this stage.
3. We have gathered 241 Thai proverbs by
various sites such as www.thai-language.com and
www.into-asia.com/thai_language/phrases/proverbs .
Now it’s time to learn about Thai Proverbs.
Let’s go !!
4. What is Thai Proverbs?
Thai Proverbs is a word were spoken . Such as
idioms or proverbs, but there is a great body
and admonition to teach.
Thai Proverbs
7. In English we can say
“The dull die fast; the smart
die slow.”
8. In English we can say
“People are the same world round;
they are deserving of equal
respect.”
10. In English we can say
“Save some water for use
during the dry season.”
11. In English we can say
“An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure.”
13. In English we can say
“Doing something is better
than getting nothing done.”
15. In English we can
say
“Set a beggar on
horseback, and he’ll
ride to the devil.”
18. In English we can
say
“Take care of the pence,
and the pounds will
take care of
themselves.”
19. In English we can
say
“We only appreciate the
worth of salt when the
soup is tasteless.”
20. In English we can
say
“Fine feathers make fine
birds; the tailor makes
the man.”
25. In English we can
say
"All are not thieves that
dogs bark at."
27. In English we can
say
"Burn your house to
frighten away the mice."
30. In English we can
say
"To go into one ear and
come out of the other."
33. In English we can
say
"Keep not ill men
company lest you
increase the number."
37. In English we can
say
"We haven't finished
with the cows, and here
come the buffaloes."
38. In English we can
say
"The worth of a person
is according to his
'patronage.'"
40. In English we can
say
"A word and a stone let
go cannot be called
back."
41. In English we can
say
"One misfortune after
another; when it rains it
pours."
43. In English we can
say
"To search for a needle
in a haystack."
47. In English we can
say
"The spirit is willing but
the flesh is weak."
50. In English we can
say
"to be careless; to be
over confident; to be
impertinent; to be
officious; to be too bold
or daring."
52. In English we can
say
"What is done by night
appears by day."
55. In English we can
say
"The leopard cannot
change his spots. "
57. In English we can
say
"To invite the fox into
the hen house’'
58. In English we can
say
"You cannot make a silk
velvet purse out of a
sow’s ear."
62. In English we can
say
"to anticipate someone's
words or actions."
67. In English we can
say
"All is unstable, not
lasting, uncertain and
transitory."
68. In English we can
say
"Give him an inch, and
he’ll take a yard."
69. In English we can
say
"You can’t make an
omelet without
breaking eggs."
74. In English we can
say
"To talk to a brick
wall.“
or
"Water off a duck's
back."
76. In English we can
say
"An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth."
78. In English we can
say
"To make ducks and
drakes of one’s money."
82. In English we can
say
"Drown not thyself to
save a drowning man."
84. In English we can
say
"Give the clown your
finger, and he will take
your hand."
87. In English we can
say
"He that sows good seed
shall reap good corn."
88. In English we can
say
"As you make your bed,
so you must lie on it."
91. In English we can
say
"Cut your coat according
to your cloth."
93. In English we can
say
"All women are
beautiful when the
lights go down."
95. In English we can
say
"Hoist your sail when
the wind is fair."
97. In English we can
say
"If you don't have a lot
of water, don't try
putting out a fire."
99. In English we can
say
"Everything is dependent
on something else."
100. In English we can
say
"When the water rises
the fish eat the ants;
when the water falls
the ants eat the fish."
101. In English we can
say
"It's easier to catch flies
with honey than with
vinegar."
102. In English we can
say
"When the right time
comes, the truth will
out."
103. In English we can
say
"Cut your coat according
to your clothes."
104. In English we can
say
"Think twice, then speak,
the old proverb doth
say; yet fools their
bolts will quickly shoot
away."
108. In English we can
say
"One rotten apple spoils
the whole barrel."
110. In English we can
say
"Marry in haste and
repent at leisure."
111. In English we can
say
"Cut your coat according
to your cloth."
113. In English we can
say
"Go abroad and you’ll
hear news of home."
115. In English we can
say
"He has honey in the
mouth and a razor at
the girdle."
116. In English we can
say
"See no evil, hear no
evil, speak no evil."
117. In English we can
say
"Better to be a lover of
an old man, than the
slave of a youth."
118. In English we can
say
"Save a stranger from
the sea, and he’ll turn
your enemy."
119. In English we can
say
"You can't judge a book
by its cover."
123. In English we can
say
"Believe nothing of what
you hear, and only half
of what you see."
124. In English we can
say
"Better the foot slip
than the tongue."
125. In English we can
say
"Turning uncertainty into
opportunity."
128. In English we can
say
"Speech is silver; silence
is golden."
130. In English we can
say
"Remember man and
keep in mind: a faithful
friend is hard to find."
131. In English we can
say
"A friend in need is a
friend indeed."
132. In English we can
say
"Believe nothing of what
you hear, and only half
of what you see."
133. In English we can
say
"A drowning man will
clutch at a straw."
135. In English we can
say
"Don’t wash your dirty
linen in public."
137. In English we can
say
"Set a beggar on
horseback, and he’ll
ride to the devil."
142. In English we can
say
"Marry in haste and
repent at leisure."
143. In English we can
say
"Take care of the pence,
and the pounds will
take care of
themselves."
148. In English we can
say
"When the cat’s away,
the mice will play."
150. In English we can
say
"In time of prosperity,
friends will be plenty;
In time of adversity, not
one amongst twenty."
153. In English we can
say
"Don't look for fleas on
others to get them on
your own head."
156. In English we can
say
"You never know what
you can do till you try."
157. In English we can
say
"Don't count your
chickens before they are
hatched. "
158. In English we can
say
"You can't teach an old
dog new tricks."
160. In English we can
say
"You cannot make a silk
velvet purse out of a
sow’s ear."
162. In English we can
say
"The mosquito is more
dangerous than the
tiger."
170. In English we can
say
"If two men ride on a
horse, one must ride
behind."
171. In English we can
say
"A bad shearer never
had a good sickle."
172. In English we can
say
""Use your wisdom and
skills to study and
conquer the enemy, and
the victory will always
be yours."
173. In English we can
say
"A jack of all trades,
master of none."
175. In English we can
say
"A jack of all trade is
the master of none."
178. In English we can
say
"Refuse a wife with one
fault, and take one with
two."
180. In English we can
say
"Catch not the shadow
and lose the substance."
181. In English we can
say
"Bulls and bears make
money while pigs get
slaughtered."
183. In English we can
say
"You can lead a horse to
water but you can’t
make him drink."
185. In English we can
say
"It is too late to shut
the stable-door when
the steed is stolen."
189. In English we can
say
"A lion may come to be
beholden to a mouse."
190. In English we can
say
"Disaster situations
make heroes out of
ordinary people."
193. In English we can
say
"Beauty without grace is
violet without smell."
196. In English we can
say
"The fairest rose is at
last withered."
199. In English we can
say
"It’s a sad house where
the hen crows louder
than the cock."
201. In English we can
say
"A bird in the hand is
worth two in the bush."
206. In English we can
say
"Homer sometimes nods
,The wisest man may
fall."
207. In English we can
say
"The way to a man’s
heart is through his
stomach."
208. In English we can
say
"Butcher the donkey
after it has finished its
job at the mill"
210. In English we can
say
"Give up the little pieces
to capture the large."
211. In English we can
say
"You cannot make a silk
velvet purse out of a
sow’s ear."
213. In English we can
say
"Many kiss the hand they
wish to cut off."
216. In English we can say
"Out of the frying-pan
and into the fire.“
Or
"Out of the frying pan
and into the fire."
217. In English we can
say
"A picture is worth a
thousand words."
221. In English we can
say
"Don’t poke your nose
into other men’s
affairs."
222. In English we can
say
"back against the sky;
face against the
land/soil/paddy field"
224. In English we can
say
"If it is sweet, savor it; it
its bitter, swallow it."
227. In English we can
say
"To see the straw in the
others eye but not the
girder in ones own eye."
230. In English we can
say
"Defer consumption
today for a better life
tomorrow."
231. In English we can
say
"You can’t have your
cake and eat it, too."
233. In English we can
say
"To cross the bridge
when you come to it."
234. In English we can
say
"Never put off till
tomorrow what can be
done today. "
235. In English we can
say
"Don't turn over the
rubbish to look for a
centipede."
237. In English we can
say
"Don't look for fleas on
others to get them on
your own head. "
238. In English we can
say
"The grass is always
greener on the other
side (of the fence)."
239. In English we can
say
"To throw out a sprat to
catch a mackerel."
240. In English we can
say
"To empathize or put
yourself in somebody'
place (or position or
shoes)."
241. In English we can
say
"To carry (or take)
coals to Newcastle."
242. In English we can
say
"Put another man’s child
in your bosom, and he’ll
creep out at your
elbow."
243. In English we can
say
"To turn a blind eye."
Or
"To turn a deaf ear."
244. In English we can say
"Do not rely on others outside
of oneself and one’s family."
246. It’s over. Now
let’s us introduce
ourselves.
First.
My name is
Ratiporn Bangrak.
I’m study in
Matthayom 6/6 and
my number is 25
248. Last one.
My name is Kwannapa
Ananrat. I’m study in
Matthayom 6/6 and
my number is 36