“To the one who gets up early, God gives.”

Хто рано встає, тому Бог дає. Khto rano vstaye, tomu Boh daye

🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →

🇬🇧 What you'd actually say

“The early bird catches the worm.”

also: “Getting up early pays off.” · “Early risers get more done.”

📖 Meaning: People who start their day early get more out of it.
💡 Why it's funny: English rewards the early riser with a worm. Ukrainian rewards them with divine intervention, which is a considerably better deal.
🧭 Closest English idiom: “The early bird catches the worm.”
📝 Explanation: Said cheerfully in the morning, and also sarcastically by people who hate mornings.

🧠 Learn

early riser (noun) — a person who usually gets up early — рання пташка “She's an early riser — up at five every day.”
pay off (phrase) — to produce a good result after effort — окупитися “All that practice paid off.”

🗣 In context

Я вже все зробив до дев'ятої. Хто рано встає, тому Бог дає.

I finished everything by nine. The early bird catches the worm.

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Questions people ask

What does “To the one who gets up early, God gives.” mean?

People who start their day early get more out of it.

How do you say «Хто рано встає, тому Бог дає.» in English?

Naturally: “The early bird catches the worm.”. The closest English idiom is “The early bird catches the worm.”.