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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 № 397 Ladino
Ken no kaye no se alavanta

He who does not fall does not get up.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 398 Ladino
El korason no tiene arrugas

The heart has no wrinkles.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 399 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.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 400 Ladino
Ken ijo kriya, oro hila

Whoever raises a child spins gold.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 401 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.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 402 Ladino
Ni un dedo aze mano, ni una golondrina enverano

One finger doesn't make a hand nor a swallow summer.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 403 Ladino
El ke bien te kere, en la kara te lo dize

Whoever loves you well,tells it to your face.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 404 Ladino
Nada se alkansa sin dolor

Nothing is achieved without pain.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 405 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

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

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 406 Ladino
Asukar en la boka no ayuda si tu korason es amargo

Sugar in the mouth does not help if your heart is bitter.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 407 Ladino
Kuando el ambre entra por la puerta, el amor sale por la ventana

When hunger comes in through the door, love goes out through the window.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 408 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 409 Ladino
No se inche ni una kashkara de alviana

Not even a pea pod gets filled.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 410 Ladino
Akontese en un punto lo ke no akontese en mil anyos

What happens in a moment does not happen in a thousand years.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 411 Ladino
Etcha un pedaso de pan en la mar, algun dia lo toparas

Throw a piece of bread into the sea; someday you will find it.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 412 Ladino
Estomago ambierto no tiene orejas

A hungry stomach has no ears.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 413 Ladino
El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda

Time is worth more than money.

82 Nov 2026
Refrán № 414 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

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

82 Nov 2026
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