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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
Mijor kazar kon una prove ke pelear kon una rika

Better to marry a poor woman than to fight with a rich one.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 20 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 № 21 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 № 22 Ladino
Ken mira a la djente no bive kontente

He who looks at other people does not live content.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 23 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.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 24 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 № 25 Ladino
Ken tiene marido de servir no puede muncho durmir

Whoever has a husband to serve cannot sleep much.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 26 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 № 27 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 28 Ladino
Aharva el kulo ke no pedo

Beat the backside so that it won't fart.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 29 Ladino
Todos los ombres adoran a un solo Dio, ma el ambisiozo de moneda, a dos

All men worship one God, but the one greedy for money worships two.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 30 Ladino
El ke mal pensa para si se lo aze

He who thinks evil does it to himself.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 31 Ladino
El ke tiene moneda i no la goza, al otro mundo no arepoza

He who has money and does not enjoy it will not rest in the other world.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 32 Ladino
Bushka otro perro para este gueso

Look for another dog for this bone.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 33 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 № 34 Ladino
Mas vale tener onor en la plaza ke paras en la kasha

Better to have honor in the square than money in the chest.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 35 Ladino
Al riko, kon salud i kon vida. Al prove de ande te vino

To the rich man, "with health and life"; to the poor man, "where did it come to you from?"

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 36 Ladino
El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda

Time is worth more than money.

53 Nov 2026
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