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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 № 325 Ladino
El padre kon el ijo komo piedra en aniyo

Father and son are like a stone in a ring.

72 Nov 2026
Refrán № 326 Ladino
El diya ke no barri vino el kien no asperi

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

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 327 Ladino
Enemigo de mi enemigo es mi amigo

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

83 Nov 2026
Refrán № 328 Ladino
Aldikera sin paras es komo arvole sin fruta

A pocket without money is like a tree without fruit.

69 Nov 2026
Refrán № 329 Ladino
El pueder es kerer

To be able is to want.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 330 Ladino
Eskrito esta en la palma lo ke va pasar la alma

What will happen to the soul is written in the palm.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 331 Ladino
Todos los rios van al mar

All rivers go to the sea.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 332 Ladino
Ken moneda tiene alkansa lo ke kere

Whoever has money gets what they want.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 333 Ladino
Ijos de mis ijos dos vezes mis ijos

Children of my children are twice my children.

68 Nov 2026
Refrán № 334 Ladino
Ken ijo kriya, oro hila

Whoever raises a child spins gold.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 335 Ladino
El haham por ande kere bolta la ojika

The hakham turns the page wherever he wants.

73 Nov 2026
Refrán № 336 Ladino
Nasen las ijas, pujan los dertes

Daughters are born, troubles sprout.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 337 Ladino
Esfuegra ni de barrio buena

No mother-in-law is good, not even one from a good neighborhood.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 338 Ladino
El ke avla sembra i el ke eskucha arekoje

He who speaks sows, and he who listens reaps.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 339 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 340 Ladino
El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save

The ox has a long tongue, but does not know how to speak.

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 341 Ladino
Lo ke das tomas

What you give, you take.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 342 Ladino
Sin penar no ay ganar

Without toil there is no gain.

75 Nov 2026
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