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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 № 469 Ladino
No importa las veses ke te kayes, si no las veses ke te alevantas

It doesn't matter how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.

98 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 470 Ladino
No importa las veses ke te kayes, si no las veses ke te levantes

It does not matter how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.

86 Nov 2026
Refrán № 471 Ladino
No kontes los sekretos de tu alma ni a tu ermana

Do not tell the secrets of your soul, not even to your sister.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 472 Ladino
No le mires la kara, mirale la grasya

When the work talks,words are unnecessary.

96 Nov 2026
Refrán № 473 Ladino
No lo yames yerno fista ke tenga el aniyo en el dedo

Do not call him a son in law till he has the ring on his finger.

106 Nov 2026
Refrán № 474 Ladino
No moz decho lados de riyir

He left us no room to laugh.

105 Nov 2026
Refrán № 475 Ladino
No permetes a tu aluenga de korrer antes de tu pensamiento

Do not let your tongue run ahead of your thoughts.

80 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 476 Ladino
No save apartar la kalavasa de la berendjena

He cannot tell the squash from the eggplant.

88 Nov 2026
Refrán № 477 Ladino
No save las bragas atar i se kere kazar

He doesn't know how to tie his trousers, yet he wants to marry.

89 Nov 2026
Refrán № 478 Ladino
No se inche ni una kashkara de alviana

Not even a pea pod gets filled.

87 Nov 2026
Refrán № 479 Ladino
No se si El Mashiah esta en el kamino,ma el azno suyo ya esta de kuando aki

I don't know if the Messiah is on the way, but his donkey has been here for a while.

94 Nov 2026
Refrán № 480 Ladino
No te burles del d'enfrente, ke te viene a la kavesa

Do not mock the one across from you, for it will come to your head.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 481 Ladino
No te echez al pozo kon la kuedra de otroz - Kedaz en el pozo

Do not throw yourself into the well with another's rope, or you will stay in the well.

91 Nov 2026
Refrán № 482 Ladino
No tomes kaza toma vizino

Do not take a house, take a neighbor.

91 Nov 2026
Refrán № 483 Ladino
No traves la kuedra muncho ke se aranka

Don't pull the rope too hard or it will snap.

92 Nov 2026
Refrán № 484 Ladino
No veyas la kara,aryentro esta pudrido komo la mansana

Don't look at the face; inside it's rotten like the apple.

98 Nov 2026
Refrán № 485 Ladino
Ombre muerto no aze gerra

A dead man makes no war.

113 Nov 2026
Refrán № 486 Ladino
Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor

Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.

89 Nov 2026
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