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Ladino proverbs

The proverbs of Ladino Forever: sayings from the Sephardic kitchen table, the wisdom of our grandmothers in Judeo-Spanish, each with its meaning in English and up to six more languages.

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Refrán del día · November 5
Azlaha i beraha en el pecho del papa Success and blessing on the father's chest (Ladino blessing: luck and blessing upon the father).
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13 proverbs · Money

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Al riko el gayo le mete guevo ma al prove ni la gayna

The rooster lays an egg for the rich man, but for the poor not even the hen does.

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
El ke mal pensa para si se lo aze

He who thinks evil does it to himself.

6 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Kon paras los mudos kantan

Money makes mutes sing too.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

What's money worth when a person isn't well.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
Kuando el gato peleya,desha una kara para la paz

When the cat fights, leave one face for peace (leave room to make peace afterwards).

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites

My dear mother, why did you give birth to me?

33 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre

Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
Moneda se gana kon moneda

Money is earned with money.

39 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
Para dizir todo a la kara, se kere boka emprestada

To say everything to someone's face, you need a borrowed mouth.

39 Nov 2026
Refrán № 11 Ladino
Para el bien se kere sensya i para el mal pasensya

For doing good you need knowledge, and for enduring bad you need patience.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 12 Ladino
Para ke se vaya al fregon, ke se vaya al garon

Rather than let it go to the pest, let it go to the lad/man.

38 Nov 2026
Refrán № 13 Ladino
Todo lo ganado es para el garon

All the earnings is for the throat.

32 Nov 2026
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