Когда я ем, я глух и нем
With accent marks:
Когда́ я ем, я глух и нем.
Translation:
When I eat I am deaf and mute.
Meaning:
This Russian saying is well known to all Russian kids. Parents tell this to their children so they don't get distracted when eating and focus on finishing food first.
To be noted, some creative kids (or adults) came up with the opposite version of this saying: когда я кушаю, я говорю и слушаю.
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The morning is wiser than the evening.
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There is no bad withouth good.
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The beauty of a debt is its payment
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В здоровом теле – здоровый дух
In a healthy body, healthy mind.
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Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить
If you like sledding, you should like to carry the sled.
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Одна голова хорошо, а две – лучше
One head is good, but two ones are better.
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One in the field is not a warrior.
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Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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