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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 № 469 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 470 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro para ke no ladre

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

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 471 Ladino
Poko ke seya, mio ke seya

Be it little, let it be mine.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 472 Ladino
Laz aldikeras del riko si se vazyan, no pueden inchir laz aldikeras del prove

If the rich man's pockets are emptied, they cannot fill the poor man's pockets.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 473 Ladino
Tiene la mano muy avierta

He has a very open hand.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 474 Ladino
Ken kere a la rosa ke no mire al espino.

If you love a rose, you must ignore the thorns.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 475 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos

Each one in his own house, and God in everyone's.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 476 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 № 477 Ladino
No ay mas savio ke del lo ke pasa

No one is wiser than one who has been through it.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 478 Ladino
Kuando la vieja se kere alegrar, se akodra de su ashugar

When the old woman wants to cheer up, she remembers her trousseau.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 479 Ladino
Ijos de mis ijos dos vezes mis ijos

Children of my children are twice my children.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 480 Ladino
La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze

A woman makes, a woman destroys.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 481 Ladino
El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save

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

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 482 Ladino
La verdad es el ijo del Dio, la mentira es ija del diavlo

Truth is the son of God; the lie is the daughter of the devil.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 483 Ladino
Un pan en el sesto ni arto ni ambierto

One loaf in the basket: neither full nor hungry.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 484 Ladino
No permetes a tu aluenga de korrer antes de tu pensamiento

Do not let your tongue run ahead of your thoughts.

78 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 485 Ladino
Poko tura la alegria en la kaza del kumardji

Joy lasts little in the gambler's house.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 486 Ladino
Uno korta la roza, el otro la goza

One cuts the rose, the other enjoys it.

78 Nov 2026
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