Social Rituals
شتر دیدی ندیدی
/ shotor didi nadidi /
phrase · you saw a camel, you didn't (keep quiet)
Say itsho-TOR DI-di na-DI-di
Meaning
معنی۱
This is one of the most playful proverbs in everyday Tehrani speech. It comes up in family WhatsApp groups, between coworkers covering for each other's late arrivals, and between siblings keeping minor secrets from parents. The tone is conspiratorial and warm, not threatening; it's the sound of small kindnesses traded between people who trust each other.
In a sentence
مثالشتر دیدی ندیدی
shotor didi nadidi
You saw a camel, you didn't
به کسی نگو، شتر دیدی ندیدی
be kasi nagu, shotor didi nadidi
Don't tell anyone, you saw nothing
شتر دیدی؟ ندیدی
shotor didi? nadidi
Saw a camel? No you didn't
In its constellation
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شتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidi
شتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiشتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiشتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiشتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiشتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiشتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiشتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidi
keeps company with ۶ words