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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 № 379 Ladino
Tengo tres deseos, Komer sin engodrar, Amar sin sufrir i Ganar sin lavorar

I have three wishes: to eat without getting fat, to love without suffering, and to earn without working.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 380 Ladino
Sekreto entre dos es sekreto Del Dio,Sekreto entre tres es sekreto de todos

A secret between two is God's secret; a secret between three is everyone's secret.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 381 Ladino
Mas vale tadre ke nunka

Better late than never.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 382 Ladino
A la bien kazada se le ve de la kara

You can tell a happily married woman by her face.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 383 Ladino
El ke mal pensa para si se lo aze

He who thinks evil does it to himself.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 384 Ladino
La noche serra la puerta,demanyana la boka

Night closes the door, morning opens the mouth (at night people are quiet; in the morning, talk resumes).

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 385 Ladino
Si Moshe Muryo, Adonay kedo

If Moses died, God remained (people are mortal; God endures).

89 Nov 2026
Refrán № 386 Ladino
Kuando el gato falta de kaza los ratones empesan a baylar

When the cat is away from home, the mice start to dance.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 387 Ladino
Mas vale pan kon amor ke gayna kon dolor

Better bread with love than a hen with sorrow.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 388 Ladino
Vestir al uzo, Komer al gusto

Dress according to custom, eat according to taste.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 389 Ladino
De dizir fuego no se kema la boka

Saying "fire" doesn't burn the mouth.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 390 Ladino
Karne kruda puede ser,pishkado crudo nunka

Raw meat maybe, raw fish never.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 391 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.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 392 Ladino
Ken se aharva kon sus manos, ke no yore

Whoever scratches himself with his own hands should not cry out (if you do it yourself, don't complain).

321 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 393 Ladino
Kuando se le avren los ojos del syego, rompe su baston

When the blind man's eyes are opened, he breaks his cane (the ungrateful forget what helped them).

314 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 394 Ladino
Ken mete kara toma marido i kaza, ken no, keda en kaza

Whoever dares gets a husband and a home; whoever doesn't, stays at home (fortune favors the bold).

95 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 395 Ladino
Maldisyon sin razon se va a su patron

A curse without reason goes back to its master.

88 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 396 Ladino
Yerros de kazados ke no sepan vizindados

The faults of married couples should not be known to the neighbors.

84 Nov 2026
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