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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 № 109 Ladino
El ke kuze i deskuze no keda sin echo

He who sews and unsews is never left without work done (said of one who keeps redoing things).

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 110 Ladino
No lo yames yerno fista ke tenga el aniyo en el dedo

Do not call him a son in law till he has the ring on his finger.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 111 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 112 Ladino
El ke da un groshiziko tanye el chufletiko

He who gives a little coin plays the little whistle (he who pays calls the tune).

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 113 Ladino
El es pedo en chini

He is a fart in porcelain (a nobody, worthless). (uncertain, idiom)

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 114 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de dorama

May God protect us from the house and from the "dorama". (uncertain)

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 115 Ladino
Helal ke te se aga komo la leche de tu madre

May it be blessed/do you good, like your mother's milk.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 116 Ladino
Una madre i una manta tapan munchas faltas

A mother and a blanket cover many faults.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 117 Ladino
Pesa el plomo, pesa el oro, pesa al ombre mas ke todo

Do weigh up the lead,the gold,most of all weigh up the man.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 118 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son uno

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 119 Ladino
En la vida kale desfrutar de kada momento, no solo sobrevivir

In life you must enjoy every moment, not just survive.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 120 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.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 121 Ladino
Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites

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

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 122 Ladino
Moneda se gana kon moneda

Money is earned with money.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 123 Ladino
Si no ay kalor en el nido lo bushka afuera el marido

If there is no warmth in the nest, the husband looks for it outside.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 124 Ladino
No moz decho lados de riyir

He left us no room to laugh.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 125 Ladino
Un loko kita sien

One fool drives out a hundred.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 126 Ladino
Bivas, engrandeskas i kreskas komo un peshiko an aguas freskas

May you live,bring up and grow like the little fish in sweet waters.

73 Nov 2026
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