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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
Marido selozo no tiene repozo

A jealous husband has no rest.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 506 Ladino
De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado

From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 507 Ladino
No te burles del d'enfrente, ke te viene a la kavesa

Do not mock the one across from you, for it will come to your head.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 508 Ladino
El shastre haragan piedre la alguja i el dedal

The lazy tailor loses the needle and the thimble.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 509 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos

Each one in his own house, and God in everyone's.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 510 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 № 511 Ladino
El ke avla la verdad pedre la amistad

He who speaks the truth loses friendship.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 512 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 № 513 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 № 514 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 № 515 Ladino
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven

Good and evil show on the face.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 516 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 № 517 Ladino
Si tu enemigo es una urmiga, kontalo komo un gameyo.

Even if your enemy is but an ant, consider them a camel; do not underestimate them.

80 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 518 Ladino
Ken kere a la rosa ke no mire al espino.

If you love a rose, you must ignore the thorns.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 519 Ladino
Lagrimas de mujer valen muncho i kostan poko

A woman's tears are worth a lot and cost little.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 520 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 521 Ladino
El ke tuvo ambre bivyo i el ke tuvo friyo muryo

He who was hungry lived, and he who was cold died.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 522 Ladino
Kada kual en su kaza, El Dio en las de Todos

Each one in his own house, God in everyone's.

79 Nov 2026
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