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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
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven Good and evil show on the face.
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137 proverbs · Family

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Refrán № 55 Ladino
Mis ijos kazados mis males doblados

My children married, my troubles doubled.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 56 Ladino
Barre la ermuera komo ve la esfuegra

The daughter-in-law sweeps as the mother-in-law sees fit.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 57 Ladino
Kazala a tu ija komo puedes, a tu ijo komo keres

Marry off your daughter as you can, your son as you wish.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 58 Ladino
Kuando la vieja se kere alegrar, se akodra de su ashugar

When the old woman wants to cheer up, she remembers her trousseau.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 59 Ladino
La madre es el fondamiento del nido

The mother is the foundation of the nest.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 60 Ladino
Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen

Children are known when their parents grow old.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 61 Ladino
No ay amigo en el mundo mas ke la madre

There is no friend in the world but the mother.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 62 Ladino
Los vizinos son mas ke parientes i mas ke primos

Neighbors are more than relatives and more than cousins.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 63 Ladino
Lo izo el echo komo su kara

He did the deed just like his face.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 64 Ladino
De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado

From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 65 Ladino
Lagrimas de mujer valen muncho i kostan poko

A woman's tears are worth a lot and cost little.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 66 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 67 Ladino
Al marido komo lo auzates al ijo komo lo kriates

You get the husband as you accustom him, the son as you raise him.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 68 Ladino
Es bueno tomar bendisyon de padre i de madre

It is good to receive the blessing of father and mother.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 69 Ladino
Si keres ser buena esfuegra i por tu ermuera alavada, ten la bolsa bien avierta i la boka bien serrada

If you want to be a good mother-in-law, praised by your daughter-in-law, keep your purse wide open and your mouth tightly shut.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 70 Ladino
Mas vale ser ijo de un prove, ke esklavo de un riko

Better to be the son of a poor man than the slave of a rich man.

64 Nov 2026
Refrán № 71 Ladino
Padre guadrador el ijo es gastador

A saving father, a spendthrift son.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 72 Ladino
Tu kara i mi kulo son primos ermanos

Your face and my backside are first cousins.

59 Nov 2026
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