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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 9
Ni la esfuegra se aze madre ni la ermuera se aze ija A mother-in-law doesn't become a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.
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Refrán № 325 Ladino
La ke se alava kon su boka es loka

He who praises himself with his own mouth is a fool.

125 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 326 Ladino
La Kriyatura kayendo krese

The child grows by falling.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 327 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 328 Ladino
La madre es el fondamiento del nido

The mother is the foundation of the nest.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 329 Ladino
La madre es el sol de la kaza

The mother is the sun of the home.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 330 Ladino
La madre kon la ija komo piedra en aniyo

Mother and daughter are like a stone in a ring (inseparable, a precious bond).

91 Nov 2026
Refrán № 331 Ladino
La madre mokoza alava a su ija la tinyoza

The snotty mother praises her scabby daughter.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 332 Ladino
La mansana el mal sana

The apple heals illness.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 333 Ladino
La mansevez es una ves i solo el ke la goza save lo ke es

Youth comes once, and only he who enjoys it knows what it is.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 334 Ladino
La mansevez es una vez ken la perye loko es

Youth comes once; whoever wastes it is a fool.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 335 Ladino
La mentira tiene piezes kurtos

Lies have short legs.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 336 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 337 Ladino
La moneda tapa la korkova

Money covers the hump.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 338 Ladino
La muerte no save ni riko ni prove

Death knows neither rich nor poor.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 339 Ladino
La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze

A woman makes, a woman destroys.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 340 Ladino
La mujer baylando el marido yorando

The wife dances while the husband cries.

86 Nov 2026
Refrán № 341 Ladino
La mujer buena la kaza yena

A good woman fills the house.

95 Nov 2026
Refrán № 342 Ladino
La mujer destruyedera vazya del marido la aldikera

A wasteful wife empties her husband's pocket.

63 Nov 2026
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