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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 № 415 Ladino
Mas vale ser solo ke mal akompanyado

Better alone than in bad company.

86 Nov 2026
Refrán № 416 Ladino
Mas vale tadre ke nunka

Better late than never.

87 Nov 2026
Refrán № 417 Ladino
Mas vale tener onor en la plaza ke paras en la kasha

Better to have honor in the square than money in the chest.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 418 Ladino
Mas vale un asno ke me yeva, ke un kavayo ke me echa.

Better a donkey that carries me than a horse that throws me.

68 Nov 2026
Refrán № 419 Ladino
Mas vale un azno ke me yeva, ke un kavayo ke me echa

Better a donkey that carries me than a horse that throws me.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 420 Ladino
Mas vale verguensa en kara, ke dolor de korason

Better shame on the face than pain in the heart.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 421 Ladino
Mas valen dientes ke parientes

Teeth are worth more than relatives.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 422 Ladino
Maz vale vizino serkano ke ermano leshano

Better a near neighbor than a distant brother.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 423 Ladino
Me se izo todo kale i duvar

Everything became a fortress and a wall to me.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 424 Ladino
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre

Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.

104 Nov 2026
Refrán № 425 Ladino
Mijor kazar kon una prove ke pelear kon una rika

Better to marry a poor woman than to fight with a rich one.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 426 Ladino
Mijor ser solo ke mal akompanyado

Better to be alone than in bad company.

88 Nov 2026
Refrán № 427 Ladino
Mil kandelas no azen un sol

A thousand candles do not make a sun.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 428 Ladino
Mil penseryos no pagan una devda

A thousand worries do not pay a debt.

126 2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 429 Ladino
Mira la madre, toma la ija

Look at the mother, take the daughter (like mother, like daughter).

104 Nov 2026
Refrán № 430 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

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

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 431 Ladino
Mis ijos kazados mis males doblados

My children married, my troubles doubled.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 432 Ladino
Moneda se gana kon moneda

Money is earned with money.

97 Nov 2026
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