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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 № 91 Ladino
Kuando una mujer se le yela el korason, se le sana la kavesa

When a woman's heart freezes, her head gets cured.

33 Nov 2026
Refrán № 92 Ladino
Komo yo eredi de mis padres i tu vas a eredar de mi

As I inherited from my parents, you will inherit from me.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 93 Ladino
Maldision sin razon torna a su patron

A curse without cause returns to its owner.

37 Nov 2026
Refrán № 94 Ladino
De una roza no se aze korona

A crown is not made from a single rose.

37 Nov 2026
Refrán № 95 Ladino
Lo ke no te agrada no lo agas al denfrente

Don't do to the one in front of you what you don't like yourself.

38 Nov 2026
Refrán № 96 Ladino
Un ombre sin amigo es komo la mano derecha sin la siedra

A man without a friend is like the right hand without the left.

37 Nov 2026
Refrán № 97 Ladino
Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo

Neither a bride without a veil nor a wife without jealousy.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 98 Ladino
Ombre muerto no aze gerra

A dead man makes no war.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 99 Ladino
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre

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

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 100 Ladino
La mujer no es kamiza ke se troka

A woman is not a shirt to be changed.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 101 Ladino
Mala la madre, mala la ija, mala la kolcha ke las kuvija

Bad the mother, bad the daughter, bad the quilt that covers them.

38 Nov 2026
Refrán № 102 Ladino
Boka dulse avre puertas de fierro

A sweet mouth opens iron doors.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 103 Ladino
El novyo es muy ermozo, komo el gato enganyozo

The groom is very handsome, like the deceitful cat.

30 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 104 Ladino
La agua pasa, el lodo keda

The water goes but the mud stays

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 105 Ladino
Si no saves nadar ke bushkas en el borde del mar

If you can't swim what are you doing at the seaside.

41 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 106 Ladino
Kuando los echos avlan, las palavras sovran

When the work talks,words are unnecessary.

49 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 107 Ladino
No le mires la kara, mirale la grasya

When the work talks,words are unnecessary.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 108 Ladino
Akel se yama alegre i kontente, el ke tiene plazer del prospero del d’enfrente

Don't look at his face,look at his grace.

58 3 Nov 2026
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