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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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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Kuando El Dio esta kontigo, no te espantes de tu enemigo

When God is with you, don't be afraid of your enemy.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
Ni mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor

No Wednesday without sun, no daughter without love.

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Azlaha i beraha en el pecho del papa

Success and blessing on the father's chest (Ladino blessing: luck and blessing upon the father).

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho,tienen ke kaminar kamino estrecho

Those who walk the straight path have to walk a narrow road.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
Kon la esperansa todo se alkansa

With hope, everything is attained.

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
Toka oro se le aze lodo

Whatever he touches, gold turns to mud.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
El ke tyene i no se lo goza,al otro mundo no repoza

He who has and doesn't enjoy it will not rest in the other world.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
Ken al sielo eskupe, a la kara le kaye

Whoever spits at the sky, it falls on his face.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
Desha todo i vate al banyo

Leave everything and go to the bath.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 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.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 11 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).

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 12 Ladino
Tengo tres deseos, Komer sin engodrar, Amar sin sufrir i Ganar sin lavorar

I have three wishes: to eat without getting fat, to love without suffering, and to earn without working.

2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 13 Ladino
Sekreto entre dos es sekreto Del Dio,Sekreto entre tres es sekreto de todos

A secret between two is God's secret; a secret between three is everyone's secret.

6 Nov 2026
Refrán № 14 Ladino
Mas vale tadre ke nunka

Better late than never.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 15 Ladino
A la bien kazada se le ve de la kara

You can tell a happily married woman by her face.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 16 Ladino
El ke mal pensa para si se lo aze

He who thinks evil does it to himself.

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 17 Ladino
La noche serra la puerta,demanyana la boka

Night closes the door, morning opens the mouth (at night people are quiet; in the morning, talk resumes).

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 18 Ladino
Si Moshe Muryo, Adonay kedo

If Moses died, God remained (people are mortal; God endures).

2 Nov 2026
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