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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 8
Asukar en la boka no ayuda si tu korason es amargo Sugar in the mouth does not help if your heart is bitter.
Faith 26

26 proverbs · Faith

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Ande ay ija de kazar el Dio deve ayudar

Where there is a daughter to marry off, God must help.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
De la boka suya, se le vaya a los oyidos del Dio

From his mouth to God's ears.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
De la boka tuya ke vaya a los oyidos Del Dio

From your mouth to God's ears.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
El Dio aprova a los buenos a padre aresentado da ijo alokado

God tests the good: to a settled father he gives a crazy son.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
El Dio da muez al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the toothless one.

61 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
El Dio da muezes al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the one who has no teeth.

47 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
El Dio es tadrozo ma no es olvidozo

God is slow, but He is not forgetful.

64 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
El Dio ke guadre de marido eskaso

May God protect us from a stingy husband.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
El Dio ke me guadre de mis amigos i yo de mis enemigos

May God protect me from my friends, and I from my enemies.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 11 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de dorama

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

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 12 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de ora mala

May God keep us safe at home and from the evil hour.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 13 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de vizino malo i de ayre de burako

May God protect us from a bad neiighbour and from a draught.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 14 Ladino
El Dio me guadra de mis amigos i yo me guadro de mis enemigos

May God protect me from my friends, and I will protect myself from my enemies.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 15 Ladino
El Dio ni durme ni adormese

God neither sleeps nor slumbers.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 16 Ladino
El ke madruga el Dio le ayuda

God helps him who rises early.

49 Nov 2026
Refrán № 17 Ladino
Kada kual en su kaza, El Dio en las de Todos

Each one in his own house, God in everyone's.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 18 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos

Each one in his own house, and God in everyone's.

48 Nov 2026
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