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kohdz uhrahv, tahdahrg nuhsdahv

bahrdezuht dzeerahnee dzahr ullah, pahrehv-ahsstoudzoh pahreen sahd gullah

tuhsnahmeenehrut khosgehruh luhseh. kou suhkhalnehrut guh pahtzahdrehn ahnmehnoun

ohv keetchohv koh cheh, sahdov ahl koh cuhllahr

sahdgahdz ehssee eh mahn kahlees vohr bahaiydehruh hahnee

vohrbehsszee mahrtoun jahnahchess, nuhrah hehd mee pehr ahgh beehdee ouhdehss

Literally, this proverb says. “To know a man well, you need to eat a large amount of salt with him.
In Armenian, eating salt with someone means dining with that person. It is equivalent to breaking bread or sharing a meal with a friend.

chahrahv eehr kuegheen kehssuh, ahrahv ohdahree ehssuh

ahnhuhnahr (duhkehd) marhtoun lehzoun yehrgahr guhlah

(Literally, the tongue of the impractical man is long.)

ahnbuhdogh dzahreen kahr nehdogh chullahr

ouhreesnehroun ahrduh tzahnahdzuh seedahk guh pouhssnee, eemeenuhs eepuhrteh dzour guh pouhssnee

ohv koghahtzav gahrakuh, ouhm kuhtzehtzeen mahrakuh

This proverb says literally ” who stole the butter and who did they throw into the hayloft.”
It implies that a thief stole the butter, but instead of imprisoning the thief, the authorities locked up the the cow that produced the butter. One can understand that this proverb refers to corrupt people who steal the result of valuable work of talented people and then imprison the people who produced the objects of value.

kahkeen lahv mahssuh goudehn

vohssgeen mahnuhr eh, keenuh dzahnuhr eh

souhnuh vohr ahmahnchehr vahrdeek guh hahknehr

There is another way to say this.

If the dog felt embarrassed it would use its tail to hide its butt hole

souhnuh yeteh ahmahnchehr kahmaguh bohtchov guh dzadzkehr

vohdahvohruh tzeeahvohree vuhrah dzeedzaghoum eh