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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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Refrán № 163 Ladino
Azno muerto no se espanta del lovo

A dead donkey is not afraid of the wolf.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 164 Ladino
Fidel marido es bien rekerido

A faithful husband is highly sought after.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 165 Ladino
Enriva pendones depasho kagajones

Banners on top, filth underneath (fine appearances hiding dirt).

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 166 Ladino
Si Moshe Muryo, Adonay kedo

If Moses died, God remained (people are mortal; God endures).

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 167 Ladino
Ken no tiene meoyo tiene pachas

He who has no brains has trotters.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 168 Ladino
Ande ay ija de kazar el Dio deve ayudar

Where there is a daughter to marry off, God must help.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 169 Ladino
Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor

Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 170 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

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

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 171 Ladino
Dame godrura te dare ermozura

Give me fat and I'll give you beauty.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 172 Ladino
El buen pleto traye buena paz

A good fight brings a good peace.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 173 Ladino
Kon fuersa de braso no se alkansa a nada

Nothing is achieved by brute strength.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 174 Ladino
Kaza mueva vida mueva

New house, new life.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 175 Ladino
Mijor kazar kon una prove ke pelear kon una rika

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

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 176 Ladino
El ombre sembra, el ijo fragua i el inyeto se lo goza

The man sows, the son builds, and the grandson enjoys it.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 177 Ladino
No veyas la kara,aryentro esta pudrido komo la mansana

Don't look at the face; inside it's rotten like the apple.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 178 Ladino
La vida es komo un espejo, komo miras te vez

Life is like a mirror: as you look, so you see yourself.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 179 Ladino
El kamino del korason pasa por el estomago

The way to the heart goes through the stomach.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 180 Ladino
Azlaha i beraha en el pecho del papa

Success and blessing on the father's chest (Ladino blessing: luck and blessing upon the father).

66 Nov 2026
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