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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 № 55 Ladino
De boka a boka se va fin a Roma

From mouth to mouth, one gets all the way to Rome (by asking, you can find your way anywhere).

465 2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 56 Ladino
De dizir fuego no se kema la boka

Saying "fire" doesn't burn the mouth.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 57 Ladino
De enfrente del oro, la plata vale poko

Next to gold, silver is worth little.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 58 Ladino
De la boka suya, se le vaya a los oyidos del Dio

From his mouth to God's ears.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 59 Ladino
De la boka tuya ke vaya a los oyidos Del Dio

From your mouth to God's ears.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 60 Ladino
De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado

From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 61 Ladino
De tal palo tala estiya, de tal padre tal ijo

From such a tree, such a splinter; like father, like son.

78 2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 62 Ladino
De tu patada veremos hayre

From your kick we will see good.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 63 Ladino
De una pulga lo azen gameyo

From a flea they make a camel.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 64 Ladino
De una roza no se aze korona

A crown is not made from a single rose.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 65 Ladino
Desha todo i vate al banyo

Leave everything and go to the bath.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 66 Ladino
Despues ke la perdio su valor supo

Only after he lost it did he know its value.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 67 Ladino
Detras de kada mujer komicha ay un ombre haragan i tembel ke la kita loka

Behind every nagging woman is a lazy, idle man who drives her crazy.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 68 Ladino
Detras de kada ombre ke reushe ay una mujer

Behind every successful man there is a woman.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 69 Ladino
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.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 70 Ladino
Dos gayos en una kaza no kaven

Two roosters don't fit in one house.

104 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 71 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

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

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 72 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro para ke no ladre

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

57 Nov 2026
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