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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
Ken arekoje migas se mete maniyas

Whoever gathers crumbs acquires skills.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 380 Ladino
El selo pudre los guesos

Jealousy rots the bones.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 381 Ladino
No save apartar la kalavasa de la berendjena

He cannot tell the squash from the eggplant.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 382 Ladino
Asta ke aboltas la kara, va pasar el tiempo

By the time you turn your face,time will pass

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 383 Ladino
El ke muncho eskoje lo pudrido kome

He who is too picky eats the rotten.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 384 Ladino
Tiempo pedrido nunka se topa

Lost time is never found.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 385 Ladino
Eskucha a los viejos, saven dar buen konsejo

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

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 386 Ladino
Agua arovada es mas dulse

Stolen water is sweeter.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 387 Ladino
Un sako de aroz una ava

A sack of rice, one bean.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 388 Ladino
En korason amargozo no entra ni riza ni gozo

Into a bitter heart enters neither laughter nor joy.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 389 Ladino
El ke no tiene ke azer se toma kon su mujer

He who has nothing to do quarrels with his wife.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 390 Ladino
El tiempo kura todo

Time heals everything.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 391 Ladino
La alma desea lo ke ve el ojo

The soul desires what the eye sees.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 392 Ladino
Kuando te yaman azno, mira ver si tienes kola

When they call you a donkey, check whether you have a tail.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 393 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 394 Ladino
El Dio da muezes al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the one who has no teeth.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 395 Ladino
Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen

Children are known when their parents grow old.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 396 Ladino
Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho kaminan en el kamino estrecho

Those who walk the straight path walk the narrow path.

82 Nov 2026
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