Methali za Kiswahili

Discover the wisdom of East Africa through traditional Swahili proverbs

🌟 Proverb of the Day

Mwenye pupa hadiriki kula tamu
A hasty person does not get to eat sweet things
Patience is necessary to enjoy the best things
Found 2 proverb(s) starting with "G"

Meaning: The skin of yesterday's sugar-cane is a whole harvest to an ant

Context: What is trivial to one may be valuable to another

Meaning: Knock a log in order to hear the sound it makes

Context: Test something to understand its nature