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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 № 541 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.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 542 Ladino
De enfrente del oro, la plata vale poko

Next to gold, silver is worth little.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 543 Ladino
Antes ke te kazes mira lo ke azes

Before you marry, look at what you are doing.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 544 Ladino
Ken tiene kolcha i no se kuvija, no es de agedear.

A person who has a quilt but won't use it deserves no pity.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 545 Ladino
El eskaso bive prove para murir riko

The miser lives poor to die rich.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 546 Ladino
La mujer destruyedera vazya del marido la aldikera

A wasteful wife empties her husband's pocket.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 547 Ladino
El amigo del buen tiempo se troka kon el tiempo

The fair-weather friend changes with the weather.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 548 Ladino
Kaza kon sol no vijita el doktor

A house with sun is not visited by the doctor.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 549 Ladino
Marido en kaza dolor de keshada

A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 550 Ladino
Si de tu novya izites tu mujer, aze tambien te tu mujer tu novya

If you made your bride your wife, make your wife your bride too.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 551 Ladino
No avles mal del dia asta ke no anochese.

Don't talk ill of the day as long as it doesn't get dark.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 552 Ladino
La kandela del prove se derite kontando la moneda del riko

The poor man's candle melts while counting the rich man's money.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 553 Ladino
Mas vale un asno ke me yeva, ke un kavayo ke me echa.

Better a donkey that carries me than a horse that throws me.

68 Nov 2026
Refrán № 554 Ladino
Mas vale kayer en un rio furiente, ke en la boka de la dgente.

It is better to fall in a raging river than into gossiping mouths.

68 Nov 2026
Refrán № 555 Ladino
El bostezo va de boka en boka, komo el vino de bota en bota.

Yawning goes from mouth to mouth, like wine from boot to boot.

68 Nov 2026
Refrán № 556 Ladino
Lo karo es barato

What is expensive is cheap (quality costs more but pays off).

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 557 Ladino
Si mala es la kulpa, mas mala es la diskulpa.

If  the fault is bad, worse is the apology.

63 Nov 2026
Refrán № 558 Ladino
Kuando el amigo kere, no ay manyana

When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.

17 Nov 2026
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