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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
Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites

My dear mother, why did you give birth to me?

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 92 Ladino
Kara tuerta ventura derecha

Crooked face, straight fortune.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 93 Ladino
El savyo es el ke se ambeza una koza de kada persona

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

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 94 Ladino
Kazala a tu ija komo puedes, a tu ijo komo keres

Marry off your daughter as you can, your son as you wish.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 95 Ladino
No moz decho lados de riyir

He left us no room to laugh.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 96 Ladino
Un loko kita sien

One fool drives out a hundred.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 97 Ladino
Ken se kaza kon amor bive kon dolor

He who marries for love lives with pain.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 98 Ladino
Tripa vaziya korason sin alegria

An empty belly, a heart without joy.

70 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 99 Ladino
Maldisyon sin razon se va a su patron

A curse without reason goes back to its master.

70 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 100 Ladino
Lo mio es tuyo i lo tuyo es mio

What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 101 Ladino
Lo ke no te agrada no lo agas al denfrente

Don't do to the one in front of you what you don't like yourself.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 102 Ladino
La mujer no es kamiza ke se troka

A woman is not a shirt to be changed.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 103 Ladino
La okazyon aze al ladron

Opportunity makes the thief.

70 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 104 Ladino
Moneda se gana kon moneda

Money is earned with money.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 105 Ladino
No traves la kuedra muncho ke se aranka

Don't pull the rope too hard or it will snap.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 106 Ladino
El mokozo se burla del tinyozo

The snotty one mocks the scabby one (the pot calling the kettle black).

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 107 Ladino
Kedimos ariento las aguas

We remained beside the waters. (uncertain)

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 108 Ladino
Mira la madre, toma la ija

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

69 Nov 2026
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