塵も積もれば Even Dust when Piled...

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Kotowaza and Sayings Audio

Japanese proverbs

塵も積もれば、山となる
Even Dust, When Piled up, Will Become a Mountain.

塵も積もれば、山となる

Japanese	ちりもつもれば、やまとなる chiri mo tsumoreba, yama to naru
Literal	Even dust when pile up, becomes a mountain.
English Equivalent	Many a little makes a mickle. [mickle (noun) a large amount]
Notes	塵も chiri mo Dust too The も (also, too) is better expressed as 'even' in English 積もれば tsumoreba If piled up Conditional (-eba) form of 積もる tsumoru accumulate; pile up

毎日、英単語をひとつずつおぼえよう。ちりも積もれば、山となるというからね。
mainichi, eitango o hitotsu zutsu oboeyou. chiri mo tsumoreba, yama to naru to iu kara ne.
Learn one English word each day. As they say, even dust when piled up becomes a mountain.

毎日 mainichi—every day
英単語 eitango—English word
を o—direct object marker
ひとつずつ hitotsu zutsu—one by one
おぼえよう oboeyou—Volitional form of 覚える oboeru meaning "Let's learn"; memorize, learn
というからね to iu kara ne—'As they say'