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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 № 379 Ladino
De la boka tuya ke vaya a los oyidos Del Dio

From your mouth to God's ears.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 380 Ladino
Todo lo ganado es para el garon

All the earnings is for the throat.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 381 Ladino
Lo ke das tomas

What you give, you take.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 382 Ladino
El ke bien te kere, en la kara te lo dize

Whoever loves you well,tells it to your face.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 383 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

Look at yourself, so that God may look at you.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 384 Ladino
Ken lazdra en la manseves alkansa la vejes

Whoever toils in youth reaches old age.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 385 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.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 386 Ladino
El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda

Time is worth more than money.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 387 Ladino
Kuando te yaman azno, mira ver si tienes kola

When they call you a donkey, check whether you have a tail.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 388 Ladino
Ande ay vida, ay esperansa

Where there is life, there is hope.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 389 Ladino
El riyo pasa la arena keda

The river passes, the sand remains.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 390 Ladino
No importa las veses ke te kayes, si no las veses ke te levantes

It does not matter how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 391 Ladino
En espalda de otro, la karga es livyana

On another's back, the load is light.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 392 Ladino
Ambre i friyo entregan al ombre al enemigo

Hunger and cold deliver a man into the hands of the enemy.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 393 Ladino
Bien ke no se vendio en su tiempo, te vende a ti

Even though he didn't sell out in his own time, he will sell you out. (uncertain)

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 394 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de ora mala

May God keep us safe at home and from the evil hour.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 395 Ladino
Tu marido ke te kera komo la sal

A husband who loves you like salt (dearly, as something essential). (uncertain)

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 396 Ladino
El ombre es mas fuerte ke la piedra i mas delikado ke la roza

Man is stronger than stone and more delicate than a rose.

80 Nov 2026
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