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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
Ken no tiene ermana no tiene nada

Whoever has no sister has nothing.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 308 Ladino
No ay mijor madre de la ke te paryo

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

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 309 Ladino
El diya ke no barri vino el kien no asperi

The day I did not sweep, the one I did not expect came.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 310 Ladino
El ganar i el peryer son ermanos

Winning and losing are brothers.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 311 Ladino
Ni Mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor, ni bivda sin dolor

Neither a Wednesday without sun, nor a daughter without love, nor a widow without pain.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 312 Ladino
El haham por ande kere bolta la ojika

The hakham turns the page wherever he wants.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 313 Ladino
Todo lo ganado es para el garon

All the earnings is for the throat.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 314 Ladino
El ke se aravya doz penas toma, Una de aravyar y otra de azer paz

He who gets angry takes on two troubles: one for getting angry and another for making peace.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 315 Ladino
Mil kandelas no azen un sol

A thousand candles do not make a sun.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 316 Ladino
Kon dizir fuego no se kema la boka

Saying "fire" does not burn the mouth.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 317 Ladino
Agua arovada es mas dulse

Stolen water is sweeter.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 318 Ladino
Ken lazdra en la manseves alkansa la vejes

Whoever toils in youth reaches old age.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 319 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.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 320 Ladino
Ken aspera kome la pera

Whoever waits eats the pear.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 321 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.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 322 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 323 Ladino
Kon el chapeo ke tengo digo bonjour

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

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 324 Ladino
El ke korre se kaye

He who runs falls.

77 Nov 2026
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