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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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33 proverbs · Food

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Si tienes pan i lentejas deke te keshas

If you have bread and lentils, why do you complain?

370 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
El bostezo va de boka en boka, komo el vino de bota en bota.

Yawning goes from mouth to mouth, like wine from boot to boot.

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Este mundo es golondrino ken lo beve de agua i ken lo beve de vino

This world is a fleeting swallow: some drink it with water, some with wine.

63 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
En frente de mi vino no vendas vinagre

In front of my wine, don't sell vinegar.

63 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
Si mi padre no me kaza le komo la kaza

If my father doesn't marry me off, I'll eat up the house.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
Este kezo para este pan

This cheese for this bread.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
Agua arovada es mas dulse

Stolen water is sweeter.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
Como el vino son los amores, cuanto mas viejos son mas mijores

Love is like wine: the older, the better.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
La vida es un biskocho, ken la kome krudo ken kocho

Life is a biscuit: some eat it raw, some baked.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
Pasensya es pan i sensia

Patience is bread and knowledge.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 11 Ladino
No eskupes al pozo ke bevites de su agua

Do not spit into the well from whose water you have drunk.

55 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 12 Ladino
El pan de la vizina es una milizina

The neighbor's bread is a medicine.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 13 Ladino
Ay unos ke molinan kafe i ay otroz ke molinan agua

There are those who grind coffee and those who grind water.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 14 Ladino
El selo no kome el korason, kome los guesos

Jealousy does not eat the heart; it eats the bones.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 15 Ladino
Pan es pan, vino es vino, tu te fuites, vino otro vino

Bread is bread, wine is wine; you left, another came.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 16 Ladino
Tu pan no me arto, tu palavra me kontento

Your bread does not fill me; your word contents me.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 17 Ladino
Etcha un pedaso de pan en la mar, algun dia lo toparas

Throw a piece of bread into the sea; someday you will find it.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 18 Ladino
Un pan en el sesto ni arto ni ambierto

One loaf in the basket: neither full nor hungry.

58 Nov 2026
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