Guyanese but it all relates to people's life. Many after these proverbs still and believe proverbs or saying"
For Example:
"Bucket ah go well everyday but one day ee battam guh drop out"
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"When Mumma dead family done."
MEANING:
When a mother is around, she keeps the family together, but when she dies the members of the family tend to scatter.
Rev
That tends to be true from my own experience. There are exceptions where a good son or daughter will play the part of a mother and keep the family together. Nice!
"Nah tek yuh mattie eye fuh see."
MEANING:
See for yourself and form your own conclusions instead of relying on the reports of others.
Rev
Decode:
Neva cuss the bridge you cross!
Decode:
Neva cuss the bridge you cross!
Dont Cuss yuh Sweethoman.
Decode:
Neva cuss the bridge you cross!
Dont Cuss yuh Sweethoman.
Because what?
"De mouth dat man tek fuh court woman, ah de same mouth he ah tek an put she ah door."
MEANING:
When a man is courting a woman he is very attentive, kind and considerate, but when the novelty of the relationship is over, he finds fault, stops being attentive and is unkind.
Rev
Decode:
Neva cuss the bridge you cross!
Dont Cuss yuh Sweethoman.
Because what?
You will never get seconds.
"De mouth dat man tek fuh court woman, ah de same mouth he ah tek an put she ah door."
MEANING:
When a man is courting a woman he is very attentive, kind and considerate, but when the novelty of the relationship is over, he finds fault, stops being attentive and is unkind.
Rev
That's a sad reality! Men need to grow up and understand women. Someone told me, If not, cat will eat your dinner. I don't know what that mean.
"De mouth dat man tek fuh court woman, ah de same mouth he ah tek an put she ah door."
MEANING:
When a man is courting a woman he is very attentive, kind and considerate, but when the novelty of the relationship is over, he finds fault, stops being attentive and is unkind.
Rev
That's a sad reality! Men need to grow up and understand women. Someone told me, If not, cat will eat your dinner. I don't know what that mean.
It means Sweetman gun tek away yuh wife.
"Don't mind how bird vex, it can't vex with tree."
MEANING:
It does not matter if you are annoyed with conditions at work, you have to return to your job. Similarly, although you may be frustrated with the conditions in your homeland, you may one day have to return to it.
Rev
"Don't mind how bird vex, it can't vex with tree."
MEANING:
It does not matter if you are annoyed with conditions at work, you have to return to your job. Similarly, although you may be frustrated with the conditions in your homeland, you may one day have to return to it.
Rev
I know the feeling. Home is a place where one would love to be. Great one, indeed!
"De mouth dat man tek fuh court woman, ah de same mouth he ah tek an put she ah door."
MEANING:
When a man is courting a woman he is very attentive, kind and considerate, but when the novelty of the relationship is over, he finds fault, stops being attentive and is unkind.
Rev
That's a sad reality! Men need to grow up and understand women. Someone told me, If not, cat will eat your dinner. I don't know what that mean.
It means Sweetman gun tek away yuh wife.
Pavi knows..........from fuss han experience....
"De mouth dat man tek fuh court woman, ah de same mouth he ah tek an put she ah door."
MEANING:
When a man is courting a woman he is very attentive, kind and considerate, but when the novelty of the relationship is over, he finds fault, stops being attentive and is unkind.
Rev
That's a sad reality! Men need to grow up and understand women. Someone told me, If not, cat will eat your dinner. I don't know what that mean.
It means Sweetman gun tek away yuh wife.
Pavi knows..........from fuss han experience....
Nah Bhai. I man dont do such things.