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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 № 91 Ladino
Ijo mio Manuel, tu padre te keriya haham yo merkader, agora estas en legen

My son Manuel, your father wanted you a hakham and I a merchant; now you are in the legion.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 92 Ladino
Avaz sin aroz es komo boda sin tanyedor

Beans without rice are like a wedding without a musician.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 93 Ladino
Ken no kaye no se alavanta

He who does not fall does not get up.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 94 Ladino
Ken se kaza i fragua El Dio lo apiyada

God takes pity on whoever marries and builds.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 95 Ladino
Mas kome el ojo ke la boka

The eye eats more than the mouth.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 96 Ladino
Karas vemos korasones no konosemos

We see faces, we do not know hearts.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 97 Ladino
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven

Good and evil show on the face.

53 Nov 2026
Refrán № 98 Ladino
La bien kazada es la ke no tiene ni esfuegra ni kunyada

The happily married woman is the one who has neither a mother-in-law nor a sister-in-law.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 99 Ladino
Paga lo ke devez, savez lo ke tienes

Pay what you owe, and you will know what you have.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 100 Ladino
La vida es una avika, kuando blandika i kuando durika

Life is a little bean: sometimes soft, sometimes hard.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 101 Ladino
No kontes los sekretos de tu alma ni a tu ermana

Do not tell the secrets of your soul, not even to your sister.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 102 Ladino
Ken madruga desayuna

He who rises early has breakfast.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 103 Ladino
La vieja kere mas bivir para mas ver i mas oyir

The old woman wants to live longer to see more and hear more.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 104 Ladino
Lo ke no te agredese no lo agas al denfrente

Do not do to another's face what does not please you.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 105 Ladino
El dia el mas malo de la muchacha es el dia el maz bueno de la kazada

The worst day of the unmarried girl is the best day of the married woman.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 106 Ladino
Oygan tus oyidos lo ke dize tu boka

May your ears hear what your mouth says.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 107 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.

63 Nov 2026
Refrán № 108 Ladino
Si te dan toma si te aharvan fuy

If they give, take; if they beat you, flee.

54 Nov 2026
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