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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 № 487 Ladino
Marido haham i merkader, allegria de la mujer

A husband who is a hakham and a merchant is the joy of the wife.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 488 Ladino
La moneda tapa la korkova

Money covers the hump.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 489 Ladino
Me se izo todo kale i duvar

Everything became a fortress and a wall to me.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 490 Ladino
La mujer eskasa mete al marido por ekskuza

The stingy woman uses her husband as an excuse.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 491 Ladino
Kuando la vieja se kere alegrar, se akodra de su ashugar

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

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 492 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 493 Ladino
Eskrito esta en la palma lo ke va pasar la alma

What will happen to the soul is written in the palm.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 494 Ladino
Ijos de mis ijos dos vezes mis ijos

Children of my children are twice my children.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 495 Ladino
El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save

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

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 496 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 № 497 Ladino
Un pan en el sesto ni arto ni ambierto

One loaf in the basket: neither full nor hungry.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 498 Ladino
No permetes a tu aluenga de korrer antes de tu pensamiento

Do not let your tongue run ahead of your thoughts.

79 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 499 Ladino
Poko tura la alegria en la kaza del kumardji

Joy lasts little in the gambler's house.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 500 Ladino
Poko ke seya, mio ke seya

Be it little, let it be mine.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 501 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 № 502 Ladino
Si tu enemigo es una urmiga, kontalo komo un gameyo.

Even if your enemy is but an ant, consider them a camel; do not underestimate them.

79 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 503 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 № 504 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
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