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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 № 505 Ladino
Riyir kon todos, yorar solos

Laugh with everyone, cry alone.

109 Nov 2026
Refrán № 506 Ladino
Sako vaziyo no keda en pies

An empty sack does not stand upright.

97 Nov 2026
Refrán № 507 Ladino
Sekreto entre dos es sekreto Del Dio,Sekreto entre tres es sekreto de todos

A secret between two is God's secret; a secret between three is everyone's secret.

87 Nov 2026
Refrán № 508 Ladino
Shavdo en la meza Salado en la kavesa

Bland at the table, salty in the head.

90 Nov 2026
Refrán № 509 Ladino
Si azes bueno, tu enemigo se aze tu amigo

If you do good, your enemy becomes your friend.

87 Nov 2026
Refrán № 510 Ladino
Si de tu novya izites tu mujer, aze tambien te tu mujer tu novya

If you made your bride your wife, make your wife your bride too.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 511 Ladino
Si el emprestimo era bueno, el rey emprestava a su mujer

If lending were good, the king would lend his wife.

90 Nov 2026
Refrán № 512 Ladino
Si keres ser buena esfuegra i por tu ermuera alavada, ten la bolsa bien avierta i la boka bien serrada

If you want to be a good mother-in-law, praised by your daughter-in-law, keep your purse wide open and your mouth tightly shut.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 513 Ladino
Si mala es la kulpa, mas mala es la diskulpa.

If  the fault is bad, worse is the apology.

63 Nov 2026
Refrán № 514 Ladino
Si mi padre no me kaza le komo la kaza

If my father doesn't marry me off, I'll eat up the house.

96 Nov 2026
Refrán № 515 Ladino
Si mi Vava teniya barva iva ser mi Papu

If my grandmother had a beard, she would be my grandfather.

87 Nov 2026
Refrán № 516 Ladino
Si Moshe Muryo, Adonay kedo

If Moses died, God remained (people are mortal; God endures).

104 Nov 2026
Refrán № 517 Ladino
Si no ay en la boka ke ayga en la bolsa

If there is nothing in the mouth, let there be something in the pocket.

85 Nov 2026
Refrán № 518 Ladino
Si no ay kalor en el nido lo bushka afuera el marido

If there is no warmth in the nest, the husband looks for it outside.

105 Nov 2026
Refrán № 519 Ladino
Si no ay pasensya no ay erensya

If there is no patience, there is no inheritance.

114 Nov 2026
Refrán № 520 Ladino
Si no saves nadar ke bushkas en el borde del mar

If you can't swim what are you doing at the seaside.

95 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 521 Ladino
Si te dan toma si te aharvan fuy

If they give, take; if they beat you, flee.

88 Nov 2026
Refrán № 522 Ladino
Si te kayes siete vezes, alevantate ocho

If you fall seven times, get up eight.

79 Nov 2026
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