Proverbs and sayings of Russian and Turkmen nations as the means of training linguistic competence of learners

This article deals with the terms "proverbs" and "sayings" in dictionaries of different authors. The article touches upon the issue of points of view of the russian phraseologists to the role of proverbs and sayings in the Russian language. The aim of the article is to provide the reader with the traditions and hospitability in the basis of Russian and Turkmen proverbs.