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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 № 433 Ladino
Moz Dieron agua de pozo

They gave us well water. (uncertain, possibly idiomatic)

95 Nov 2026
Refrán № 434 Ladino
Moz izo hadras i baranas

He made us into rags and tatters (ruined us). (uncertain)

107 Nov 2026
Refrán № 435 Ladino
Muere pato,muere arto

Let the duck die, let the fed-up one die (said when one is past caring about the consequences).

88 Nov 2026
Refrán № 436 Ladino
Muevos reyes, muevas leyes

New kings, new laws.

87 Nov 2026
Refrán № 437 Ladino
Mujer ke save Latin,no tiene ni marido ni buena fin

A woman who knows Latin has neither a husband nor a good end.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 438 Ladino
Nada se alkansa sin dolor

Nothing is achieved without pain.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 439 Ladino
Nasen las ijas, pujan los dertes

Daughters are born, troubles sprout.

92 Nov 2026
Refrán № 440 Ladino
Ni al kantador dile kanta ni al baylador dile bayla

D'ont ask a singer to sing nor a dancer to dance.

104 Nov 2026
Refrán № 441 Ladino
Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor

Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.

89 Nov 2026
Refrán № 442 Ladino
Ni del miel ni del puncho

Neither the honey nor the sting.

87 Nov 2026
Refrán № 443 Ladino
Ni la esfuegra puede ser madre ni la ermuera ija

A mother-in-law can't be a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 444 Ladino
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.

94 Nov 2026
Refrán № 445 Ladino
Ni la novya ni la tela no se miran a la kandela

You don't look at a bride nor at a lace in a candlelight.

97 Nov 2026
Refrán № 446 Ladino
Ni mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor

No Wednesday without sun, no daughter without love.

97 Nov 2026
Refrán № 447 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.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 448 Ladino
Ni novya sin sejas ni boda sin keshas

Neither a bride without eyebrows nor a wedding without complaints.

93 Nov 2026
Refrán № 449 Ladino
Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo

Neither a bride without a veil nor a wife without jealousy.

95 Nov 2026
Refrán № 450 Ladino
Ni para en bolsa, ni dulsuria en boka

Neither money in the purse nor sweetness in the mouth.

92 Nov 2026
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