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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.
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52 proverbs · Money

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Refrán № 19 Ladino
Ken mira a la djente no bive kontente

He who looks at other people does not live content.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 20 Ladino
Ken moneda tiene alkansa lo ke kere

Whoever has money gets what they want.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 21 Ladino
Ken tiene ijos de kazar i en Shabat deve de lavorar

Whoever has children to marry off must work even on Shabbat.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 22 Ladino
Ken tiene marido de servir no puede muncho durmir

Whoever has a husband to serve cannot sleep much.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 23 Ladino
Kon paras los mudos kantan

Money makes mutes sing too.

102 Nov 2026
Refrán № 24 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

What's money worth when a person isn't well.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 25 Ladino
Kuando el gato peleya,desha una kara para la paz

When the cat fights, leave one face for peace (leave room to make peace afterwards).

51 Nov 2026
Refrán № 26 Ladino
Kuento de kaza no sale a la plaza

A story of the house does not go out to the square.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 27 Ladino
La kandela del prove se derite kontando la moneda del riko

The poor man's candle melts while counting the rich man's money.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 28 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 29 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 30 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

49 Nov 2026
Refrán № 31 Ladino
La moneda tapa la korkova

Money covers the hump.

51 Nov 2026
Refrán № 32 Ladino
La muerte no save ni riko ni prove

Death knows neither rich nor poor.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 33 Ladino
La vieja kere mas bivir para mas ver i mas oyir

The old woman wants to live longer to see more and hear more.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 34 Ladino
Laz aldikeras del riko si se vazyan, no pueden inchir laz aldikeras del prove

If the rich man's pockets are emptied, they cannot fill the poor man's pockets.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 35 Ladino
Lo ke es la reyna para el rey, es la mujer para el marido

What the queen is to the king, the wife is to the husband.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 36 Ladino
Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites

My dear mother, why did you give birth to me?

66 Nov 2026
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