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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 № 199 Ladino
Estate kon los ke modren i no kon los ke se modrieron

Stay with those who bite, not with those who have been bitten.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 200 Ladino
Este kezo para este pan

This cheese for this bread.

64 Nov 2026
Refrán № 201 Ladino
Este mundo es golondrino ken lo beve de agua i ken lo beve de vino

This world is a fleeting swallow: some drink it with water, some with wine.

76 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 202 Ladino
Estomago ambierto no tiene orejas

A hungry stomach has no ears.

64 Nov 2026
Refrán № 203 Ladino
Etcha un pedaso de pan en la mar, algun dia lo toparas

Throw a piece of bread into the sea; someday you will find it.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 204 Ladino
Etchalo al mazalozo a la mar i va tornar kon una perla en la boka

Throw a lucky man into the sea and he'll come back with a pearl in his mouth.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 205 Ladino
Fidel marido es bien rekerido

A faithful husband is highly sought after.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 206 Ladino
Fin a ke le viene la gana del riko le sale la alma del prove

By the time the rich man's wish comes, the poor man's soul has left him.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 207 Ladino
Fruta de oy, pan de ayer, karne de antiyer, vino de un anyo antes, azen el ombre sano

Today's fruit, yesterday's bread, the day-before-yesterday's meat and last year's wine make a man healthy.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 208 Ladino
Fue una topadura de kosfuegros

It was a meeting of in-laws.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 209 Ladino
Gaste de boda no se aze kada dia

Wedding expenses are not made every day.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 210 Ladino
Gayo ke no kanta alguna koza le falta

A rooster that doesn't crow is missing something.

508 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 211 Ladino
Gramama tienes ZUM? No pasha, tengo keftikas, patatikas, makaronikos!

Grandma, do you have Zoom? No dear, I have meatballs, little potatoes, little macaroni! (joke)

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 212 Ladino
Helal ke te se aga komo la leche de tu madre

May it be blessed/do you good, like your mother's milk.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 213 Ladino
Hijos no tiene, inyetos le yoran

He has no children, yet grandchildren cry for him.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 214 Ladino
Ija de kazar fierro de mashkar

A daughter to marry off is iron to chew.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 215 Ladino
Ijas i joyas no se deshan en manos ajenas

Daughters and jewels are not left in other hands.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 216 Ladino
Ijo fuites padre seras,lo ke izites te azeran

You were a son, you will be a father; what you did, will be done to you.

71 Nov 2026
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