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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 № 37 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 38 Ladino
El eskaso bive prove para murir riko

The miser lives poor to die rich.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 39 Ladino
La muerte no save ni riko ni prove

Death knows neither rich nor poor.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 40 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 41 Ladino
La moneda tapa la korkova

Money covers the hump.

51 Nov 2026
Refrán № 42 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 № 43 Ladino
Aldikera sin paras es komo arvole sin fruta

A pocket without money is like a tree without fruit.

51 Nov 2026
Refrán № 44 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro para ke no ladre

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

51 Nov 2026
Refrán № 45 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

Look at yourself, so that God may look at you.

51 Nov 2026
Refrán № 46 Ladino
Este kezo para este pan

This cheese for this bread.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 47 Ladino
Aze palos para ke te aharven

You make sticks so that they beat you.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 48 Ladino
Todos los rios van al mar

All rivers go to the sea.

49 Nov 2026
Refrán № 49 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

49 Nov 2026
Refrán № 50 Ladino
Para tomar boka de oro, para pagar kanyo kon lodo

To take, a mouth of gold; to pay, a pipe full of mud.

49 Nov 2026
Refrán № 51 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

49 Nov 2026
Refrán № 52 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
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