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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
Tu pan no me arto, tu palavra me kontento

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

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 236 Ladino
Ken perkura tiene ventura

Whoever strives has luck.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 237 Ladino
Para el bien se kere sensya i para el mal pasensya

For doing good you need knowledge, and for enduring bad you need patience.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 238 Ladino
Ija de kazar fierro de mashkar

A daughter to marry off is iron to chew.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 239 Ladino
La estreya ke le briya

May his star shine (a blessing / wish for good luck).

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 240 Ladino
Yerros de kazados ke no sepan vizindados

The faults of married couples should not be known to the neighbors.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 241 Ladino
Fruta de oy, pan de ayer, karne de antiyer, vino de un anyo antes, azen el ombre sano

Today's fruit, yesterday's bread, the day-before-yesterday's meat and last year's wine make a man healthy.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 242 Ladino
Tiene savor de ashor

It has the taste of "ashor" (Ladino word; meaning unclear, possibly a traditional dish).

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 243 Ladino
Pan es pan, vino es vino, tu te fuites, vino otro vino

Bread is bread, wine is wine; you left, another came.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 244 Ladino
A la mujer paridera del aver se le apega

Wealth/good fortune sticks to a woman who bears many children.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 245 Ladino
No se si El Mashiah esta en el kamino,ma el azno suyo ya esta de kuando aki

I don't know if the Messiah is on the way, but his donkey has been here for a while.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 246 Ladino
La roza se seka la golor keda

The rose dries up, the fragrance remains.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 247 Ladino
Mas vale tadre ke nunka

Better late than never.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 248 Ladino
La noche serra la puerta,demanyana la boka

Night closes the door, morning opens the mouth (at night people are quiet; in the morning, talk resumes).

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 249 Ladino
De dizir fuego no se kema la boka

Saying "fire" doesn't burn the mouth.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 250 Ladino
Ken no kaye no se alavanta

He who does not fall does not get up.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 251 Ladino
Ken no tiene ermana no tiene nada

Whoever has no sister has nothing.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 252 Ladino
Oygan tus oyidos lo ke dize tu boka

May your ears hear what your mouth says.

69 Nov 2026
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