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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
La mansevez es una vez ken la perye loko es

Youth comes once; whoever wastes it is a fool.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 362 Ladino
Avaz sin aroz es komo boda sin tanyedor

Beans without rice are like a wedding without a musician.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 363 Ladino
El ijo de la gata ratones mata

The cat's son kills mice.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 364 Ladino
Eskrito esta en la palma lo ke va pasar la alma

What will happen to the soul is written in the palm.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 365 Ladino
Ken kere muncho pedre i lo poko

He who wants too much loses even the little.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 366 Ladino
El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save

The ox has a long tongue, but does not know how to speak.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 367 Ladino
El ke entra al banyo sin sudar no sale

Whoever enters the bathhouse does not leave without sweating.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 368 Ladino
En la kayida de tu enemigo no te alegres, ke te viene a la kavesa

D'ont be happy with the fall of your enemy,the same could happen to you.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 369 Ladino
La gana ke tengo de baylar, tienes tu de lavorar

The desire I have to dance, you should have to work.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 370 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

Look at yourself, so that God may look at you.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 371 Ladino
Asukar en la boka no ayuda si tu korason es amargo

Sugar in the mouth does not help if your heart is bitter.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 372 Ladino
Eskucha a los viejos, saven dar buen konsejo

Listen to the old; they know how to give good advice.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 373 Ladino
Tu kara i mi kulo son primos ermanos

Your face and my backside are first cousins.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 374 Ladino
El ojo kome mas ke la boka

The eye eats more than the mouth.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 375 Ladino
Kon soplar no se amata el fuego

Blowing does not put out the fire.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 376 Ladino
El ke fuye de la luvia enkontra el pedrisko

He who flees from the rain meets the hail.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 377 Ladino
El ke no tiene ke azer se toma kon su mujer

He who has nothing to do quarrels with his wife.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 378 Ladino
Amigos i ermanos seremos, ma las bolsas no tokaremos

Friends and brothers we will be, but we will not touch each other's purses.

77 Nov 2026
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