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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
La mansevez es una vez ken la perye loko es

Youth comes once; whoever wastes it is a fool.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 380 Ladino
Kuando el gato falta de kaza los ratones empesan a baylar

When the cat is away from home, the mice start to dance.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 381 Ladino
Avaz sin aroz es komo boda sin tanyedor

Beans without rice are like a wedding without a musician.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 382 Ladino
El ijo de la gata ratones mata

The cat's son kills mice.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 383 Ladino
Eskrito esta en la palma lo ke va pasar la alma

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

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 384 Ladino
Ken kere muncho pedre i lo poko

He who wants too much loses even the little.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 385 Ladino
El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save

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

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 386 Ladino
El ke entra al banyo sin sudar no sale

Whoever enters the bathhouse does not leave without sweating.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 387 Ladino
En la kayida de tu enemigo no te alegres, ke te viene a la kavesa

D'ont be happy with the fall of your enemy,the same could happen to you.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 388 Ladino
Todo lo ke briya no es oro

All that glitters is not gold.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 389 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

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

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 390 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 391 Ladino
Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor

Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 392 Ladino
El ojo kome mas ke la boka

The eye eats more than the mouth.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 393 Ladino
El ke no tiene ke azer se toma kon su mujer

He who has nothing to do quarrels with his wife.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 394 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 № 395 Ladino
Es bueno tomar bendisyon de padre i de madre

It is good to receive the blessing of father and mother.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 396 Ladino
El melon i la mujer son muy kolay a eskojer, ama el karpuz i el ombre no son

Melon and woman are very easy to choose, but watermelon and man are not.

77 Nov 2026
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