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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
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 № 470 Ladino
Detras de kada ombre ke reushe ay una mujer

Behind every successful man there is a woman.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 471 Ladino
La mansevez es una vez ken la perye loko es

Youth comes once; whoever wastes it is a fool.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 472 Ladino
El ke atrapa la kola del leon ke tenga kudyado i no solte

Whoever grabs the lion's tail must be careful and not let go.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 473 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 № 474 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 № 475 Ladino
Una mano lava la otra i las dos lavan la kara

One hand washes the other, and both wash the face.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 476 Ladino
Ijos de mis ijos dos vezes mis ijos

Children of my children are twice my children.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 477 Ladino
El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save

The ox has a long tongue, but does not know how to speak.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 478 Ladino
Marido selozo no tiene repozo

A jealous husband has no rest.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 479 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 № 480 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 № 481 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 482 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
Refrán № 483 Ladino
El ke adova la gotera adova la kaza entera

He who fixes the leak fixes the whole house.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 484 Ladino
El sapatero no tiene sapatos

The cobbler has no shoes.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 485 Ladino
Uno korta la roza, el otro la goza

One cuts the rose, the other enjoys it.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 486 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

85 Nov 2026
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