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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 № 361 Ladino
Kon soplar no se amata el fuego

Blowing does not put out the fire.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 362 Ladino
En korason amargozo no entra ni riza ni gozo

Into a bitter heart enters neither laughter nor joy.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 363 Ladino
Estomago ambierto no tiene orejas

A hungry stomach has no ears.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 364 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

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

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 365 Ladino
El diamante briya ma fin al kavo es piedra

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

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 366 Ladino
Los vizinos son mas ke parientes i mas ke primos

Neighbors are more than relatives and more than cousins.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 367 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 368 Ladino
Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen

Children are known when their parents grow old.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 369 Ladino
La buena mansana se la kome el guzano

The worm eats the good apple.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 370 Ladino
Esta la tripa en la nariz

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

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 371 Ladino
A la mujer paridera del aver se le apega

Wealth/good fortune sticks to a woman who bears many children.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 372 Ladino
Este kezo para este pan

This cheese for this bread.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 373 Ladino
Shavdo en la meza Salado en la kavesa

Bland at the table, salty in the head.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 374 Ladino
Si mi Vava teniya barva iva ser mi Papu

If my grandmother had a beard, she would be my grandfather.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 375 Ladino
Si no ay en la boka ke ayga en la bolsa

If there is nothing in the mouth, let there be something in the pocket.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 376 Ladino
Kamina kon buenos, te azeras uno de eyos

Walk with the good, and you will become one of them.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 377 Ladino
El pueder es kerer

To be able is to want.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 378 Ladino
Ni Mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor, ni bivda sin dolor

Neither a Wednesday without sun, nor a daughter without love, nor a widow without pain.

81 Nov 2026
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