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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 № 307 Ladino
El amor es temporario komo el ayre del enverano pasa i se va

Love is temporary, like the winter wind: it passes and goes.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 308 Ladino
La aluenga korta mijor de la tijera

The tongue cuts better than scissors.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 309 Ladino
El ke se aharva kon sus manos no yora

He who hits himself with his own hands does not cry.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 310 Ladino
Ni del miel ni del puncho

Neither the honey nor the sting.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 311 Ladino
El Dio me guadra de mis amigos i yo me guadro de mis enemigos

May God protect me from my friends, and I will protect myself from my enemies.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 312 Ladino
El eskaso bive prove para murir riko

The miser lives poor to die rich.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 313 Ladino
El ke no tiene ke azer se toma kon su mujer

He who has nothing to do quarrels with his wife.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 314 Ladino
Kada gayo kanta en su gayinero

Every rooster crows in his own henhouse.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 315 Ladino
Ken aspera kome la pera

Whoever waits eats the pear.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 316 Ladino
En dia de luvya pensa en el prove, el tambien tiene friyo

On a rainy day, think of the poor man; he is cold too.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 317 Ladino
El ke dize la verdad piedre la amistad

He who tells the truth loses friendship.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 318 Ladino
Si te kayes siete vezes, alevantate ocho

If you fall seven times, get up eight.

65 Nov 2026
Refrán № 319 Ladino
Bivas, kreskas, engrandeskas komo un peshkadiko en aguas freskas. Amen

May you live, grow up and flourish like a little fish in fresh waters. Amen.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 320 Ladino
Amigos i ermanos seremos, ma las bolsas no tokaremos

Friends and brothers we will be, but we will not touch each other's purses.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 321 Ladino
Estomago ambierto no tiene orejas

A hungry stomach has no ears.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 322 Ladino
Kon una dada no se parte un lenyo

A log is not split with one blow.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 323 Ladino
No moz decho lados de riyir

He left us no room to laugh.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 324 Ladino
No ay mijor madre de la ke te paryo

There is no better mother than the one who gave birth to you.

73 Nov 2026
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