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★魚心(うおごころ)あれば 水心(みずごころ) [Japanese Proverb]

Sep 22, 2019

ことわざ (Japanese Proverb) 日本の文化 (Japanese Culture)


If someone likes you, you will like that person.
If someone do nice things for you, you will do the same.

魚心(うおごころ)あれば 水心(みずごころ)
If a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too.

In English, "Scratch my back and I will scratch yours."

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★Let's use this proverb in the conversation!

A: 彼女(かのじょ)と仲(なか)がいいね。
You've been getting along with her.

B: 彼女(かのじょ)はいつも親切(しんせつ)にしてくれるから
私(わたし)もやさしく接(せっ)しているの。
She is always kind to me, so I am trying to be nice to her.

A: いいね、魚心(うおごころ)あれば 水心(みずごころ)ね。
Nice, "Scratch my back and I will scratch yours."

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