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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 № 73 Ladino
El eskaso no tiene deskanso

The needy have no rest.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 74 Ladino
El korason no esta siempre de akordo kon el meoyo

The heart is not always in agreement with the brain.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 75 Ladino
La mujer buena la kaza yena

A good woman fills the house.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 76 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 № 77 Ladino
Ken oye a la djente se kita de la mujer

Whoever listens to people ends up leaving his wife.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 78 Ladino
Toka oro se le aze lodo

Whatever he touches, gold turns to mud.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 79 Ladino
El Dio aprova a los buenos a padre aresentado da ijo alokado

God tests the good: to a settled father he gives a crazy son.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 80 Ladino
El ke bien te kere te aze yorar

He who loves you well makes you cry (tough love).

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 81 Ladino
La estreya ke le kayga

May his star fall (a curse / wish for bad luck).

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 82 Ladino
Moz izo hadras i baranas

He made us into rags and tatters (ruined us). (uncertain)

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 83 Ladino
El savyo es el ke se ambeza una koza de kada persona

The wise one is he who learns something from every person.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 84 Ladino
Mira la madre, toma la ija

Look at the mother, take the daughter (like mother, like daughter).

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 85 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.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 86 Ladino
Ni mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor

No Wednesday without sun, no daughter without love.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 87 Ladino
Ni al kantador dile kanta ni al baylador dile bayla

D'ont ask a singer to sing nor a dancer to dance.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 88 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de vizino malo i de ayre de burako

May God protect us from a bad neiighbour and from a draught.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 89 Ladino
Pan i kezo i la kara riente

Bread and cheese and a smiling face.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 90 Ladino
El lovo i la oveja viyenen en konseja

The wolf and the sheep come together in council.

76 Nov 2026
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