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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 № 235 Ladino
La alma desea lo ke ve el ojo

The soul desires what the eye sees.

63 Nov 2026
Refrán № 236 Ladino
Poko tura la alegria en la kaza del kumardji

Joy lasts little in the gambler's house.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 237 Ladino
Uno korta la roza, el otro la goza

One cuts the rose, the other enjoys it.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 238 Ladino
Kuando te yaman azno, mira ver si tienes kola

When they call you a donkey, check whether you have a tail.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 239 Ladino
Poko ke seya, mio ke seya

Be it little, let it be mine.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 240 Ladino
Ken azno nase azno muere

Whoever is born a donkey dies a donkey.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 241 Ladino
No ay amigo en el mundo mas ke la madre

There is no friend in the world but the mother.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 242 Ladino
Kon el chapeo ke tengo digo bonjour

With the hat I have, I say "bonjour".

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 243 Ladino
La muerte no save ni riko ni prove

Death knows neither rich nor poor.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 244 Ladino
Ande ay vida, ay esperansa

Where there is life, there is hope.

64 Nov 2026
Refrán № 245 Ladino
El diamante briya ma fin al kavo es piedra

The diamond shines, but in the end it is a stone.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 246 Ladino
Tu pan no me arto, tu palavra me kontento

Your bread does not fill me; your word contents me.

64 Nov 2026
Refrán № 247 Ladino
Los vizinos son mas ke parientes i mas ke primos

Neighbors are more than relatives and more than cousins.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 248 Ladino
Laz aldikeras del riko si se vazyan, no pueden inchir laz aldikeras del prove

If the rich man's pockets are emptied, they cannot fill the poor man's pockets.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 249 Ladino
El ke bate la puerta resive repuesta

He who knocks on the door gets an answer.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 250 Ladino
El ke korre se kaye

He who runs falls.

63 Nov 2026
Refrán № 251 Ladino
Lo izo el echo komo su kara

He did the deed just like his face.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 252 Ladino
De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado

From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.

56 Nov 2026
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