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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
Dime ken es tu amigo i te dire ken sos tu Tell me who your friend is and I will tell you who you are.
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Refrán № 487 Ladino
El ke avla sembra i el ke eskucha arekoje

He who speaks sows, and he who listens reaps.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 488 Ladino
Marido selozo no tiene repozo

A jealous husband has no rest.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 489 Ladino
Para tomar boka de oro, para pagar kanyo kon lodo

To take, a mouth of gold; to pay, a pipe full of mud.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 490 Ladino
De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado

From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 491 Ladino
Es bueno tomar bendisyon de padre i de madre

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

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 492 Ladino
Los ermanos se konosen kuando se reparta la erensya

Brothers get to know each other when the inheritance is divided.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 493 Ladino
El ke avla la verdad pedre la amistad

He who speaks the truth loses friendship.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 494 Ladino
Kuando la vieja se kere alegrar, se akodra de su ashugar

When the old woman wants to cheer up, she remembers her trousseau.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 495 Ladino
El ke atrapa la kola del leon ke tenga kudyado i no solte

Whoever grabs the lion's tail must be careful and not let go.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 496 Ladino
La fortuna tiene dos pieses, kon el uno viene i kon el otro se va

Fortune has two feet: with one it comes and with the other it goes.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 497 Ladino
A la bien kazada se le ve de la kara

You can tell a happily married woman by her face.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 498 Ladino
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven

Good and evil show on the face.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 499 Ladino
El dia el mas malo de la muchacha es el dia el maz bueno de la kazada

The worst day of the unmarried girl is the best day of the married woman.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 500 Ladino
Poko saver, poko mal tener

The less you know, the less trouble you have.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 501 Ladino
No permetes a tu aluenga de korrer antes de tu pensamiento

Do not let your tongue run ahead of your thoughts.

80 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 502 Ladino
Marido haham i merkader, allegria de la mujer

A husband who is a hakham and a merchant is the joy of the wife.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 503 Ladino
La mansana el mal sana

The apple heals illness.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 504 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

79 Nov 2026
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