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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 4
Ken oye a la djente se kita de la mujer Whoever listens to people ends up leaving his wife.
Refrán № 109 Ladino
Mil penseryos no pagan una devda

A thousand worries do not pay a debt.

39 2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 110 Ladino
De tal palo tala estiya, de tal padre tal ijo

From such a tree, such a splinter; like father, like son.

48 2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 111 Ladino
Tripa vaziya korason sin alegria

An empty belly, a heart without joy.

46 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 112 Ladino
El amor es dolor de kulo ke no desha durmir a dinguno

Love is a pain in the backside that lets no one sleep.

48 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 113 Ladino
La ke amariyo vistyo de su ermozura se trivio

She who dressed in yellow dared (to show) her beauty.

49 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 114 Ladino
No importa las veses ke te kayes, si no las veses ke te alevantas

It doesn't matter how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.

38 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 115 Ladino
No ay mas sodro del ke no kere oyir

There is no one deafer than he who does not want to hear.

40 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 116 Ladino
Pan i kezo i la kara riente

Bread and cheese and a smiling face.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 117 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son uno

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

45 Nov 2026
Refrán № 118 Ladino
El lovo i la oveja viyenen en konseja

The wolf and the sheep come together in council.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 119 Ladino
Riyir kon todos, yorar solos

Laugh with everyone, cry alone.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 120 Ladino
Vende Pipinos vende halva ma no asperes nedava

Sell seeds, sell halva, but do not wait for charity.

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 121 Ladino
En la vida kale desfrutar de kada momento, no solo sobrevivir

In life you must enjoy every moment, not just survive.

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 122 Ladino
Lo ke ven los ojos, no se olvida el korason

What the eyes see, the heart does not forget.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 123 Ladino
El Leon se konose de la unya

The lion is known by its claw.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 124 Ladino
Las ideas son komo pulgas, saltan de uno al otro ma no pikan a todos

Ideas are like fleas: they jump from one person to another, but they don't bite everyone.

37 Nov 2026
Refrán № 125 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.

39 Nov 2026
Refrán № 126 Ladino
El ken del otro aspera ambierto keda

Whoever expects from others stays hungry.

26 Nov 2026
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