komu sa nelení, tomu sa zelení

Slovak

Etymology

Literally, “he who does not laze around, gets the greens”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmu sa ɲeʎeɲiː tɔmu sa zeʎeɲiː/, (high register) [ˈkɔmu sa ˈɲeʎeɲiː ˈtɔmu sa ˈzeʎeɲiː], (common) [ˈkɔmu sa ˈɲeleɲiː ˈtɔmu sa ˈzeleɲiː]
  • Rhymes: -eɲiː
  • Hyphenation: ko‧mu sa ne‧le‧ní, to‧mu sa ze‧le‧ní

Proverb

komu sa nelení, tomu sa zelení

  1. early bird gets the worm
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