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Ladino proverbs

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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
Mas vale ser solo ke mal akompanyado

Better alone than in bad company.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 236 Ladino
Kon la esperanza todo se alkansa

With hope, everything is achieved.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 237 Ladino
La buena mansana se la kome el guzano

The worm eats the good apple.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 238 Ladino
La kaza es un pozo ke no decha repozo

The house is a well that gives no rest.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 239 Ladino
El ombre sembra, el ijo fragua i el inyeto se lo goza

The man sows, the son builds, and the grandson enjoys it.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 240 Ladino
La ropa suzya se lava en kaza

Dirty laundry is washed at home.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 241 Ladino
La vida es komo un espejo, komo miras te vez

Life is like a mirror: as you look, so you see yourself.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 242 Ladino
No tomes kaza toma vizino

Do not take a house, take a neighbor.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 243 Ladino
La roza se seka la golor keda

The rose dries up, the fragrance remains.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 244 Ladino
Ken tiene ijos de kazar i en Shabat deve de lavorar

Whoever has children to marry off must work even on Shabbat.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 245 Ladino
Mas vale pan kon amor ke gayna kon dolor

Better bread with love than a hen with sorrow.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 246 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.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 247 Ladino
Ken moneda tiene alkansa lo ke kere

Whoever has money gets what they want.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 248 Ladino
Ermuera dolor de muela

A daughter-in-law is a toothache.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 249 Ladino
La sangre no se aze agua

Blood does not turn into water.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 250 Ladino
Asta ke aboltas la kara, va pasar el tiempo

By the time you turn your face,time will pass

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 251 Ladino
Mas vale ser ijo de un prove, ke esklavo de un riko

Better to be the son of a poor man than the slave of a rich man.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 252 Ladino
Kunyadika Kulevrika

Little sister-in-law, little snake.

78 Nov 2026
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