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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 № 505 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 506 Ladino
Lagrimas de mujer valen muncho i kostan poko

A woman's tears are worth a lot and cost little.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 507 Ladino
Kada persona ke perkure de ser djusto i ke no kavze a ninguno danyo i dezgusto

Every person who strives to be just and not to cause anyone harm or displeasure.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 508 Ladino
Si keres ser buena esfuegra i por tu ermuera alavada, ten la bolsa bien avierta i la boka bien serrada

If you want to be a good mother-in-law, praised by your daughter-in-law, keep your purse wide open and your mouth tightly shut.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 509 Ladino
El ke tuvo ambre bivyo i el ke tuvo friyo muryo

He who was hungry lived, and he who was cold died.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 510 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos

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

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 511 Ladino
Lo ke aze gozar al marido es la buena vida ke le da la mujer

What makes a husband happy is the good life his wife gives him.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 512 Ladino
Lo ke es la reyna para el rey, es la mujer para el marido

What the queen is to the king, the wife is to the husband.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 513 Ladino
El perro se burla del lovo viejo

The dog mocks the old wolf.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 514 Ladino
La mujer eskasa mete al marido por ekskuza

The stingy woman uses her husband as an excuse.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 515 Ladino
Mas valen dientes ke parientes

Teeth are worth more than relatives.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 516 Ladino
A la bien kazada se le ve de la kara

You can tell a happily married woman by her face.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 517 Ladino
La mansana el mal sana

The apple heals illness.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 518 Ladino
El gameyo ve solo la korkova de otros i no la suya

The camel sees only the hump of others and not its own.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 519 Ladino
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven

Good and evil show on the face.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 520 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 521 Ladino
De enfrente del oro, la plata vale poko

Next to gold, silver is worth little.

84 Nov 2026
Refrán № 522 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

84 Nov 2026
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