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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 № 55 Ladino
La estreya ke le briya

May his star shine (a blessing / wish for good luck).

30 Nov 2026
Refrán № 56 Ladino
Esta la tripa en la nariz

The gut is up in the nose (he is fed up, has had enough). (uncertain, idiom)

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 57 Ladino
La estreya ke le kayga

May his star fall (a curse / wish for bad luck).

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 58 Ladino
Ay kayades, ija va naser

Be quiet, a daughter is about to be born. (uncertain)

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 59 Ladino
El es pedo en chini

He is a fart in porcelain (a nobody, worthless). (uncertain, idiom)

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 60 Ladino
Moz izo hadras i baranas

He made us into rags and tatters (ruined us). (uncertain)

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 61 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de dorama

May God protect us from the house and from the "dorama". (uncertain)

24 Nov 2026
Refrán № 62 Ladino
El mokozo se burla del tinyozo

The snotty one mocks the scabby one (the pot calling the kettle black).

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 63 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.

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 64 Ladino
Bien ke no se vendio en su tiempo, te vende a ti

Even though he didn't sell out in his own time, he will sell you out. (uncertain)

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 65 Ladino
La ke se alava kon su boka es loka

He who praises himself with his own mouth is a fool.

67 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 66 Ladino
La mujer guadra el sekreto ke no save

A woman keeps the secret she doesn't know.

201 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 67 Ladino
De boka a boka se va fin a Roma

From mouth to mouth, one gets all the way to Rome (by asking, you can find your way anywhere).

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 68 Ladino
Dos gayos en una kaza no kaven

Two roosters don't fit in one house.

50 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 69 Ladino
El lugar del ombre es la plasa i de la mujer es la kaza

A man's place is the square (marketplace) and a woman's place is the home.

50 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 70 Ladino
El eskaso no tiene deskanso

The needy have no rest.

48 Nov 2026
Refrán № 71 Ladino
La mujer es komo la uva, kuando se aruga se aze mas dulse i mas savroza

A woman is like a grape: when she wrinkles, she becomes sweeter and tastier.

45 Nov 2026
Refrán № 72 Ladino
El korason no esta siempre de akordo kon el meoyo

The heart is not always in agreement with the brain.

44 Nov 2026
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