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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
Dime ken es tu amigo i te dire ken sos tu Tell me who your friend is and I will tell you who you are.
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Refrán № 451 Ladino
Asegun te ven, ansina te tratan

As they see you, so they treat you.

86 Nov 2026
Refrán № 452 Ladino
Ambre i friyo entregan al ombre al enemigo

Hunger and cold deliver a man into the hands of the enemy.

86 Nov 2026
Refrán № 453 Ladino
Lavoro empesado no se mostra ni a esfuegra, ni a kunyada, ni a vizina ayreada

Unfinished work should not be shown to the mother-in-law, the sister-in-law, or the nosy neighbor. (uncertain: "ayreada")

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 454 Ladino
Barre la ermuera komo ve la esfuegra

The daughter-in-law sweeps as the mother-in-law sees fit.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 455 Ladino
Este kezo para este pan

This cheese for this bread.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 456 Ladino
La mansevez es una ves i solo el ke la goza save lo ke es

Youth comes once, and only he who enjoys it knows what it is.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 457 Ladino
Detras de kada ombre ke reushe ay una mujer

Behind every successful man there is a woman.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 458 Ladino
Lo ke izites kon tus padres de tus ijos esperes

What you did to your parents, expect from your children.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 459 Ladino
Mas vale verguensa en kara, ke dolor de korason

Better shame on the face than pain in the heart.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 460 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.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 461 Ladino
El korason no tiene arrugas

The heart has no wrinkles.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 462 Ladino
El haham por ande kere bolta la ojika

The hakham turns the page wherever he wants.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 463 Ladino
El ke bien te kere, en la kara te lo dize

Whoever loves you well,tells it to your face.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 464 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro para ke no ladre

Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 465 Ladino
Al tiempo no teniyamoz nada ama teniyamoz todo, agora tenemoz todo ama no tenemoz nada

In those days we had nothing but we had everything; now we have everything but we have nothing.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 466 Ladino
La verdad sale de la boka del loko i de la kreatura

The truth comes out of the mouth of the madman and of the child.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 467 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 468 Ladino
Para tomar boka de oro, para pagar kanyo kon lodo

To take, a mouth of gold; to pay, a pipe full of mud.

85 Nov 2026
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