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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 8
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven Good and evil show on the face.
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Refrán № 37 Ladino
Si mi padre no me kaza le komo la kaza

If my father doesn't marry me off, I'll eat up the house.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 38 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.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 39 Ladino
El konsejo de la mujer es poko,ken no lo toma es loko

A woman's advice is little; whoever doesn't take it is a fool.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 40 Ladino
A la mujer paridera del aver se le apega

Wealth/good fortune sticks to a woman who bears many children.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 41 Ladino
Abasha eskalon toma mujer,suve eskalon toma haver

Step down a rung to take a wife, step up a rung to take a friend/partner.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 42 Ladino
Los lokos i los ninyos dizen la verdad

Fools and children tell the truth.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 43 Ladino
La ropa suzya se lava en kaza

Dirty laundry is washed at home.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 44 Ladino
Este kezo para este pan

This cheese for this bread.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 45 Ladino
Una madre i una manta tapan munchas faltas

A mother and a blanket cover many faults.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 46 Ladino
Kuando da el padre al ijo riye el padre riye el ijo, Kuando da el ijo al padre yora el padre i yora el ijo

When the father gives to the son, the father laughs and the son laughs; when the son gives to the father, the father cries and the son cries.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 47 Ladino
Un loko kita sien

One fool drives out a hundred.

63 Nov 2026
Refrán № 48 Ladino
Abolta la luenga siete vezes ariento la boka antes de avlar

Turn your tongue seven times inside your mouth before speaking.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 49 Ladino
De enfrente del oro, la plata vale poko

Next to gold, silver is worth little.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 50 Ladino
Ermuera dolor de muela

A daughter-in-law is a toothache.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 51 Ladino
Arvole tuerto no se enderecha

A crooked tree does not straighten.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 52 Ladino
De la boka tuya ke vaya a los oyidos Del Dio

From your mouth to God's ears.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 53 Ladino
El ke se aravya doz penas toma, Una de aravyar y otra de azer paz

He who gets angry takes on two troubles: one for getting angry and another for making peace.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 54 Ladino
Ken se kaza kon amor bive kon dolor

He who marries for love lives with pain.

64 Nov 2026
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