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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 № 325 Ladino
Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho kaminan en el kamino estrecho

Those who walk the straight path walk the narrow path.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 326 Ladino
Ninguno ke no manke de su kaza

No one who is not missing from his own home.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 327 Ladino
Ke vale el ojo avierto si el korason es siego

What is an open eye worth if the heart is blind?

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 328 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.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 329 Ladino
Tiene savor de ashor

It has the taste of "ashor" (Ladino word; meaning unclear, possibly a traditional dish).

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 330 Ladino
Mas vale etcharse sin senar ke de alevantarse kon devda

Better to go to bed without supper than to get up in debt.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 331 Ladino
Mujer ke save Latin,no tiene ni marido ni buena fin

A woman who knows Latin has neither a husband nor a good end.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 332 Ladino
No ay mas savio ke del lo ke pasa

No one is wiser than one who has been through it.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 333 Ladino
El pan de la vizina es una milizina

The neighbor's bread is a medicine.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 334 Ladino
Esfuegra i ermuera son amigas solo en pintura

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are friends only in a painting.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 335 Ladino
El ke atrapa la kola del leon ke tenga kudyado i no solte

Whoever grabs the lion's tail must be careful and not let go.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 336 Ladino
Ken tiene grandeza se kaye de kavesa

Whoever has greatness falls on his head (pride comes before a fall).

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 337 Ladino
La ida esta en mi mano la vinida no se kuando

The going is in my hand; the coming back, I don't know when.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 338 Ladino
De tu patada veremos hayre

From your kick we will see good.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 339 Ladino
El ijo de la gata ratones mata

The cat's son kills mice.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 340 Ladino
El padre kon el ijo komo piedra en aniyo

Father and son are like a stone in a ring.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 341 Ladino
El ke tiene moneda i no la goza, al otro mundo no arepoza

He who has money and does not enjoy it will not rest in the other world.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 342 Ladino
El ke entra al banyo sin sudar no sale

Whoever enters the bathhouse does not leave without sweating.

76 Nov 2026
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