A2 Proverb خنثی

سستا روئے بار بار

سستا روئے بار بار

Cheap is expensive

معنی

Cheap things cost more in repairs.

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زمینه فرهنگی

In local markets, bargaining is common. Shopkeepers often use this proverb to defend their higher prices against customers who want extreme discounts. South Asian parents often use this phrase to teach children the value of money and the importance of looking for quality over quantity. Traditional tailors and cobblers use this to distinguish their hand-made work from cheap, factory-made alternatives. With the rise of apps like Daraz or AliExpress in Pakistan, this proverb is frequently seen in product reviews for low-quality items.

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Use the full version

Using 'Sasta roye baar baar, mehenga roye ek baar' makes you sound much more fluent and culturally aware.

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Context matters

Don't use this if someone is sad about losing money; it can sound like you are mocking them.

معنی

Cheap things cost more in repairs.

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Use the full version

Using 'Sasta roye baar baar, mehenga roye ek baar' makes you sound much more fluent and culturally aware.

⚠️

Context matters

Don't use this if someone is sad about losing money; it can sound like you are mocking them.

خودت رو بسنج

Complete the proverb with the correct words.

سستا روئے _______ _______، مہنگا روئے ایک بار۔

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: بار بار

The standard proverb uses 'baar baar' to emphasize repetition.

Which situation best fits the proverb 'Sasta roye baar baar'?

A) Buying a luxury car. B) Buying a cheap charger that breaks every week. C) Giving money to charity.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: B

The proverb applies to low-quality items that fail repeatedly.

Choose the correct verb form used in the proverb.

سستا _______ بار بار۔

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: روئے

The subjunctive form 'roye' is used in this traditional proverb.

Complete the dialogue.

احمد: یہ جوتے صرف 200 روپے کے ہیں۔ علی: مت لو، ________۔

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: سستا روئے بار بار

Ali is warning Ahmed about the low quality of the cheap shoes.

🎉 امتیاز: /4

ابزارهای بصری یادگیری

Sasta vs Mehenga

Sasta (Cheap)
Low Price Initial saving
Frequent Repairs Baar baar
High Total Cost Nuqsan
Mehenga (Expensive)
High Price Initial pain
No Repairs Durability
Low Total Cost Bachat

بانک تمرین

4 تمرین‌ها
Complete the proverb with the correct words. جای خالی A2

سستا روئے _______ _______، مہنگا روئے ایک بار۔

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: بار بار

The standard proverb uses 'baar baar' to emphasize repetition.

Which situation best fits the proverb 'Sasta roye baar baar'? situation_matching A2

A) Buying a luxury car. B) Buying a cheap charger that breaks every week. C) Giving money to charity.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: B

The proverb applies to low-quality items that fail repeatedly.

Choose the correct verb form used in the proverb. Choose B1

سستا _______ بار بار۔

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: روئے

The subjunctive form 'roye' is used in this traditional proverb.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

احمد: یہ جوتے صرف 200 روپے کے ہیں۔ علی: مت لو، ________۔

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: سستا روئے بار بار

Ali is warning Ahmed about the low quality of the cheap shoes.

🎉 امتیاز: /4

سوالات متداول

10 سوال

Yes, 'roye' is a conjugated form of the verb 'rona' (to cry).

No, it is almost exclusively used for goods, services, or investments.

It is a proverb, so it is 'frozen' formal, but used in very casual daily life.

In this proverb, yes. In general, it just means low price.

The second half: 'Mehenga roye ek baar' (The expensive cries once).

Because a cheap item breaks repeatedly, causing repeated frustration.

Yes, it is very common in Hindi as well.

Yes, especially if the food was cheap and made you sick.

It can be if used to judge someone's poverty. Use it as advice, not a judgment.

This proverb is the exact equivalent.

عبارات مرتبط

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مہنگا روئے ایک بار

contrast

The expensive (thing) makes you cry only once (at the time of purchase).

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نیم حکیم خطرہ جان

similar

A half-doctor is a threat to life.

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گئے پیسے پانی میں

builds on

Money went into the water (wasted).

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