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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 № 289 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 290 Ladino
Le prometieron a Rachel le dieron a Lea

They promised him Rachel, they gave him Leah.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 291 Ladino
No se inche ni una kashkara de alviana

Not even a pea pod gets filled.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 292 Ladino
Tu kara i mi kulo son primos ermanos

Your face and my backside are first cousins.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 293 Ladino
Kaza mueva vida mueva

New house, new life.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 294 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.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 295 Ladino
Un pan en el sesto ni arto ni ambierto

One loaf in the basket: neither full nor hungry.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 296 Ladino
Ken lazdra en la manseves alkansa la vejes

Whoever toils in youth reaches old age.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 297 Ladino
Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor

Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 298 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?"

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 299 Ladino
Vender espejos en el kazal de siegos

Selling mirrors in the village of the blind.

68 Nov 2026
Refrán № 300 Ladino
Kon soplar no se amata el fuego

Blowing does not put out the fire.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 301 Ladino
Si azes bueno, tu enemigo se aze tu amigo

If you do good, your enemy becomes your friend.

68 Nov 2026
Refrán № 302 Ladino
No permetes a tu aluenga de korrer antes de tu pensamiento

Do not let your tongue run ahead of your thoughts.

66 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 303 Ladino
En korason amargozo no entra ni riza ni gozo

Into a bitter heart enters neither laughter nor joy.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 304 Ladino
Kuando aharvan al ijo, a la madre le erguele

When the son is beaten, the mother is hurt.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 305 Ladino
El ke fuye de la luvia enkontra el pedrisko

He who flees from the rain meets the hail.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 306 Ladino
El ke save mentiras kontar, al gameo lo aze bolar

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

77 Nov 2026
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