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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 № 127 Ladino
Marido haham i merkader, allegria de la mujer

A husband who is a hakham and a merchant is the joy of the wife.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 128 Ladino
La verdad es el ijo del Dio, la mentira es ija del diavlo

Truth is the son of God; the lie is the daughter of the devil.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 129 Ladino
Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor

Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 130 Ladino
Los vizinos son mas ke parientes i mas ke primos

Neighbors are more than relatives and more than cousins.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 131 Ladino
De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado

From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 132 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 133 Ladino
La madre es el sol de la kaza

The mother is the sun of the home.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 134 Ladino
Marido en kaza dolor de keshada

A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.

49 Nov 2026
Refrán № 135 Ladino
Si de tu novya izites tu mujer, aze tambien te tu mujer tu novya

If you made your bride your wife, make your wife your bride too.

42 Nov 2026
Refrán № 136 Ladino
Las ovras son kerensyas

Deeds are beliefs (actions show what one truly believes).

41 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 137 Ladino
La mujer destruyedera vazya del marido la aldikera

A wasteful wife empties her husband's pocket.

41 Nov 2026
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