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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 № 181 Ladino
Como el vino son los amores, cuanto mas viejos son mas mijores

Love is like wine: the older, the better.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 182 Ladino
El viejo kere honor, el mansevo kere amor

The old man wants honor, the young man wants love.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 183 Ladino
Yaves viejas no avren puertas muevas

Old keys do not open new doors.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 184 Ladino
Kuento de kaza no sale a la plasa

Household matters don't go out to the square (don't air your dirty laundry).

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 185 Ladino
Ken tiene marido de servir no puede muncho durmir

Whoever has a husband to serve cannot sleep much.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 186 Ladino
Fidel marido es bien rekerido

A faithful husband is highly sought after.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 187 Ladino
La ropa suzya se lava en kaza

Dirty laundry is washed at home.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 188 Ladino
Ken mira a la djente no bive kontente

He who looks at other people does not live content.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 189 Ladino
Desha todo i vate al banyo

Leave everything and go to the bath.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 190 Ladino
Ken no tiene meoyo tiene pachas

He who has no brains has trotters.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 191 Ladino
Dime ken es tu amigo i te dire ken sos tu

Tell me who your friend is and I will tell you who you are.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 192 Ladino
Ande ay amor ay dolor

Where there's love there's pain.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 193 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

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

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 194 Ladino
Dame godrura te dare ermozura

Give me fat and I'll give you beauty.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 195 Ladino
El buen pleto traye buena paz

A good fight brings a good peace.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 196 Ladino
Madre Nikochera le sale ija haragana

A housekeeping mother gets a lazy daughter.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 197 Ladino
Soz riko soz mi tiyo

If you are rich, you are my uncle.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 198 Ladino
El ke save mentiras kontar, al gameo lo aze bolar

He who knows how to tell lies can make a camel fly.

76 Nov 2026
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