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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 9
Ni la esfuegra se aze madre ni la ermuera se aze ija A mother-in-law doesn't become a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.
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Refrán № 325 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.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 326 Ladino
Ken ijo kriya, oro hila

Whoever raises a child spins gold.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 327 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.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 328 Ladino
Mil kandelas no azen un sol

A thousand candles do not make a sun.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 329 Ladino
Nada se alkansa sin dolor

Nothing is achieved without pain.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 330 Ladino
Padre guadrador el ijo es gastador

A saving father, a spendthrift son.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 331 Ladino
Kon dizir fuego no se kema la boka

Saying "fire" does not burn the mouth.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 332 Ladino
Agua arovada es mas dulse

Stolen water is sweeter.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 333 Ladino
No se inche ni una kashkara de alviana

Not even a pea pod gets filled.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 334 Ladino
Ken lazdra en la manseves alkansa la vejes

Whoever toils in youth reaches old age.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 335 Ladino
En korason amargozo no entra ni riza ni gozo

Into a bitter heart enters neither laughter nor joy.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 336 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.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 337 Ladino
Ken aspera kome la pera

Whoever waits eats the pear.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 338 Ladino
La butika aze kaza, la kaza no aze butika

The shop makes the house; the house does not make the shop.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 339 Ladino
El ke korre se kaye

He who runs falls.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 340 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 341 Ladino
Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen

Children are known when their parents grow old.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 342 Ladino
Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho kaminan en el kamino estrecho

Those who walk the straight path walk the narrow path.

77 Nov 2026
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