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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
Kon una dada no se parte un lenyo

A log is not split with one blow.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 290 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

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

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 291 Ladino
Ken azno nase azno muere

Whoever is born a donkey dies a donkey.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 292 Ladino
Ande ay vida, ay esperansa

Where there is life, there is hope.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 293 Ladino
El diamante briya ma fin al kavo es piedra

The diamond shines, but in the end it is a stone.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 294 Ladino
El ke korre se kaye

He who runs falls.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 295 Ladino
El riyo pasa la arena keda

The river passes, the sand remains.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 296 Ladino
Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen

Children are known when their parents grow old.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 297 Ladino
Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho kaminan en el kamino estrecho

Those who walk the straight path walk the narrow path.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 298 Ladino
Esta la tripa en la nariz

The gut is up in the nose (he is fed up, has had enough). (uncertain, idiom)

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 299 Ladino
Ken te amara mas ke tu mama, kon palavras te enganyara

Whoever loves you more than your mother will deceive you with words.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 300 Ladino
Ken aze paz entre marido i mujer merese Ganeden

Whoever makes peace between husband and wife deserves Paradise.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 301 Ladino
Mijor ser solo ke mal akompanyado

Better to be alone than in bad company.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 302 Ladino
Tu marido ke te kera komo la sal

A husband who loves you like salt (dearly, as something essential). (uncertain)

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 303 Ladino
El ombre es mas fuerte ke la piedra i mas delikado ke la roza

Man is stronger than stone and more delicate than a rose.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 304 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.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 305 Ladino
Muere pato,muere arto

Let the duck die, let the fed-up one die (said when one is past caring about the consequences).

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 306 Ladino
Ken vende el sol merka la kandela

He who sells the sun buys the candle.

73 Nov 2026
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