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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 № 523 Ladino
Ken kere a la rosa ke no mire al espino.

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

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 524 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 525 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.

81 Nov 2026
Refrán № 526 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 № 527 Ladino
El ke avla la verdad pedre la amistad

He who speaks the truth loses friendship.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 528 Ladino
La mansana el mal sana

The apple heals illness.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 529 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 № 530 Ladino
Lo ke aze gozar al marido es la buena vida ke le da la mujer

What makes a husband happy is the good life his wife gives him.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 531 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 532 Ladino
Poko tura la alegria en la kaza del kumardji

Joy lasts little in the gambler's house.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 533 Ladino
El ke bate la puerta resive repuesta

He who knocks on the door gets an answer.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 534 Ladino
El korason es de vidro, si se rompe no se adova

The heart is made of glass; if it breaks, it cannot be mended.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 535 Ladino
El gameyo ve solo la korkova de otros i no la suya

The camel sees only the hump of others and not its own.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 536 Ladino
El eskaso bive prove para murir riko

The miser lives poor to die rich.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 537 Ladino
Antes ke te kazes mira lo ke azes

Before you marry, look at what you are doing.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 538 Ladino
Las madres suyas en una kuedra enkolgavan el lavado

Their mothers used to hang the washing on the same line.

78 Nov 2026
Refrán № 539 Ladino
La madre es el sol de la kaza

The mother is the sun of the home.

77 Nov 2026
Refrán № 540 Ladino
No avles mal del dia asta ke no anochese

Don't speak ill of the day until night has fallen.

77 Nov 2026
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