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Michael Halphie Konta ''El Arvole De Mansanas i La Kriyatura'' En Ladino
Michael Halphie Konta ''El Arvole De Mansanas i La Kriyatura'' En Ladino
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Michael Halphie Konta ''El Padre Eskaso,El ijo Jeneroso'' En Ladino.
A true story of a thrifty businessman and his money scattering son told by Michael Halphie in Ladino.
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Ladino Language History: Origins, Alphabet & Evolution
Discover the history of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish). Learn how this 15th-century Spanish dialect evolved, its Hebrew/Rashi roots, and its shift to the Latin alphabet.
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- Blog Ladino Songs: The Timeless Music of Sephardic Culture Discover Ladino songs, Sephardic folk music, traditional romances, wedding songs, famous melodies, and the cultural heritage preserving this endangered language.
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Ladino: A Universal Heritage Where Languages, Cultures and Human Stories Meet
Discover the history of Ladino, Sephardic culture, its ties with Turkish and other languages, its music and literature, and the ways to protect this endangered heritage.
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Ladino Proverbs: The Centuries-Old Wisdom of Sephardic Culture
Discover Ladino proverbs with explanations in Turkish, English, French, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek. Read the wisdom of Sephardic culture in six languages.
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What Is UNESCO Doing to Protect the Ladino Language? The Sephardic Heritage
A thorough guide to UNESCO’s work on the Ladino language, the 2014 Paris conference, language protection policies and the future of Sephardic cultural heritage.
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Words That Passed from Ladino into Turkish: Traces Sephardic Culture Left in Our Language
What do the words boyoz, palavra, pandispanya and kaşar have to do with Sephardic culture?
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The Ladino Language: Its History, Origins, Speakers and Place Today
Ladino is not only a means of communication but a historic language that carries centuries of migration, cultural memory and communal identity.
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Moshe Rabenu i El Kasap - Ladino
A konseja about Moshe Rabenu and a butcher, told by Michael in Ladino.
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El Basmadjı, El Mansevo i El Rey - Ladino
The story of a cloth printer, a young man and the king, in Ladino.
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Kantikas en Ladino
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- “ Refrán Lo karo es barato What is expensive is cheap (quality costs more but pays off).
- “ Refrán Si tu enemigo es una urmiga, contalo como un gamello Even if your enemy is but an ant, consider them a camel; do not underestimate them.
- “ Refrán Ken kere a la rosa ke no mire al espino. If you love a rose, you must ignore the thorns.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene kolcha i no se kuvija, no es de agedear. A person who has a quilt but won't use it deserves no pity.
- “ Refrán Mas vale un asno ke me yeva, ke un kavayo ke me echa. Better a donkey that carries me than a horse that throws me.
- “ Refrán Mas vale kayer en un rio furiente, ke en la boka de la dgente. It is better to fall in a raging river than into gossiping mouths.
- “ Refrán No avles mal del dia asta ke no anochese. Don't talk ill of the day as long as it doesn't get dark.
- “ Refrán Si mala es la kulpa, mas mala es la diskulpa. If the fault is bad, worse is the apology.
- “ Refrán El bostezo va de boka en boka, komo el vino de bota en bota. Yawning goes from mouth to mouth, like wine from boot to boot.
- “ Refrán Las ovras son kerensyas Deeds are beliefs (actions show what one truly believes).
- “ Refrán Gayo ke no kanta alguna koza le falta A rooster that doesn't crow is missing something.
- “ Refrán Ken rompe tu korason aze tambien limpieza en tu vida Whoever breaks your heart also cleans up your life.
- “ Refrán Kada gayna kanta en su gaynero Every hen crows in her own henhouse.
- “ Refrán Este mundo es golondrino ken lo beve de agua i ken lo beve de vino This world is a fleeting swallow: some drink it with water, some with wine.
- “ Refrán No veyas la kara,aryentro esta pudrido komo la mansana Don't look at the face; inside it's rotten like the apple.
- “ Refrán Tu kara i mi kulo primos ermanos Your face and my backside are first cousins.
- “ Refrán Aze bien sin mirar a ken Do good without looking at whom.
- “ Refrán Enriva pendones depasho kagajones Banners on top, filth underneath (fine appearances hiding dirt).
- “ Refrán El kamino del korason pasa por el estomago The way to the heart goes through the stomach.
- “ Refrán Gramama tienes ZUM? No pasha, tengo keftikas, patatikas, makaronikos! Grandma, do you have Zoom? No dear, I have meatballs, little potatoes, little macaroni! (joke)
- “ Refrán Ijo fuites padre seras,lo ke izites te azeran You were a son, you will be a father; what you did, will be done to you.
- “ Refrán De alavar a sus parientes,ya no le kedaron dientes From praising his relatives, he has no teeth left.
- “ Refrán A la ora de la pichada fraguar la privada At the time of the pee, build the toilet (acting too late, when the need is already urgent).
- “ Refrán No se si El Mashiah esta en el kamino,ma el azno suyo ya esta de kuando aki I don't know if the Messiah is on the way, but his donkey has been here for a while.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene grandeza se kaye de kavesa Whoever has greatness falls on his head (pride comes before a fall).
- “ Refrán El ke kuze i deskuze no keda sin echo He who sews and unsews is never left without work done (said of one who keeps redoing things).
- “ Refrán Ken mokos manda,bavas resive Whoever sends snot receives drool (you get back what you give).
- “ Refrán Tiene savor de ashor It has the taste of "ashor" (Ladino word; meaning unclear, possibly a traditional dish).
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán El ke no kere ver es siego He who doesn't want to see is blind.
- “ Refrán Helal ke te se aga komo la leche de tu madre May it be blessed/do you good, like your mother's milk.
- “ Refrán El ermano kere la ermana i el marido mujer sana The brother wants his sister (well), and the husband wants a healthy wife.
- “ Refrán En frente de mi vino no vendas vinagre In front of my wine, don't sell vinegar.
- “ Refrán Fidel marido es bien rekerido A faithful husband is highly sought after.
- “ Refrán Si mi padre no me kaza le komo la kaza If my father doesn't marry me off, I'll eat up the house.
- “ Refrán Mujer ke save Latin,no tiene ni marido ni buena fin A woman who knows Latin has neither a husband nor a good end.
- “ Refrán El konsejo de la mujer es poko,ken no lo toma es loko A woman's advice is little; whoever doesn't take it is a fool.
- “ Refrán A la mujer paridera del aver se le apega Wealth/good fortune sticks to a woman who bears many children.
- “ Refrán Abasha eskalon toma mujer,suve eskalon toma haver Step down a rung to take a wife, step up a rung to take a friend/partner.
- “ Refrán Los lokos i los ninyos dizen la verdad Fools and children tell the truth.
- “ Refrán La ropa suzya se lava en kaza Dirty laundry is washed at home.
- “ Refrán Este kezo para este pan This cheese for this bread.
- “ Refrán Una madre i una manta tapan munchas faltas A mother and a blanket cover many faults.
- “ Refrán Kuando da el padre al ijo riye el padre riye el ijo, Kuando da el ijo al padre yora el padre i yora el ijo When the father gives to the son, the father laughs and the son laughs; when the son gives to the father, the father cries and the son cries.
- “ Refrán Un loko kita sien One fool drives out a hundred.
- “ Refrán Abolta la luenga siete vezes ariento la boka antes de avlar Turn your tongue seven times inside your mouth before speaking.
- “ Refrán De enfrente del oro, la plata vale poko Next to gold, silver is worth little.
- “ Refrán Ermuera dolor de muela A daughter-in-law is a toothache.
- “ Refrán Arvole tuerto no se enderecha A crooked tree does not straighten.
- “ Refrán De la boka tuya ke vaya a los oyidos Del Dio From your mouth to God's ears.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Ken se kaza kon amor bive kon dolor He who marries for love lives with pain.
- “ Refrán El ke tiene moneda i no la goza, al otro mundo no arepoza He who has money and does not enjoy it will not rest in the other world.
- “ Refrán Mil kandelas no azen un sol A thousand candles do not make a sun.
- “ Refrán Mas vale tener onor en la plaza ke paras en la kasha Better to have honor in the square than money in the chest.
- “ Refrán El selo pudre los guesos Jealousy rots the bones.
- “ Refrán La verdad es el ijo del Dio, la mentira es ija del diavlo Truth is the son of God; the lie is the daughter of the devil.
- “ Refrán Yerno komo el sol de invierno A son-in-law is like the winter sun.
- “ Refrán Echa un gueso al perro para ke no ladre Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.
- “ Refrán Marido es dolor de oyido A husband is an earache.
- “ Refrán Todo lo ke briya no es oro All that glitters is not gold.
- “ Refrán Madre Nikochera le sale ija haragana A housekeeping mother gets a lazy daughter.
- “ Refrán La gana ke tengo de baylar, tienes tu de lavorar The desire I have to dance, you should have to work.
- “ Refrán Ni novya sin sejas ni boda sin keshas Neither a bride without eyebrows nor a wedding without complaints.
- “ Refrán Kunyadika Kulevrika Little sister-in-law, little snake.
- “ Refrán Una puerta se serra i sien se avren One door closes and a hundred open.
- “ Refrán Mirate, ke te mire El Dio Look at yourself, so that God may look at you.
- “ Refrán Soz riko soz mi tiyo If you are rich, you are my uncle.
- “ Refrán Fin a ke le viene la gana del riko le sale la alma del prove By the time the rich man's wish comes, the poor man's soul has left him.
- “ Refrán Kon fuersa de braso no se alkansa a nada Nothing is achieved by brute strength.
- “ Refrán Agua arovada es mas dulse Stolen water is sweeter.
- “ Refrán La verdad sale de la boka del loko i de la kreatura The truth comes out of the mouth of the madman and of the child.
- “ Refrán El avlar muncho aze la boka grande Talking a lot makes the mouth big.
- “ Refrán Para tomar boka de oro, para pagar kanyo kon lodo To take, a mouth of gold; to pay, a pipe full of mud.
- “ Refrán Bushka otro perro para este gueso Look for another dog for this bone.
- “ Refrán Como el vino son los amores, cuanto mas viejos son mas mijores Love is like wine: the older, the better.
- “ Refrán Un sako de aroz una ava A sack of rice, one bean.
- “ Refrán Akontese en un punto lo ke no akontese en mil anyos What happens in a moment does not happen in a thousand years.
- “ Refrán El ke adova la gotera adova la kaza entera He who fixes the leak fixes the whole house.
- “ Refrán Mijor kazar kon una prove ke pelear kon una rika Better to marry a poor woman than to fight with a rich one.
- “ Refrán Poko saver, poko mal tener The less you know, the less trouble you have.
- “ Refrán El ojo kome mas ke la boka The eye eats more than the mouth.
- “ Refrán Las bokas de la djente no son ridomas ke las puedas tapar People's mouths are not jars you can cover.
- “ Refrán La vida es un biskocho, ken la kome krudo ken kocho Life is a biscuit: some eat it raw, some baked.
- “ Refrán Ni para en bolsa, ni dulsuria en boka Neither money in the purse nor sweetness in the mouth.
- “ Refrán La ida esta en mi mano la vinida no se kuando The going is in my hand; the coming back, I don't know when.
- “ Refrán Pasar al gameo por el ojo de la alguja To pass the camel through the eye of the needle.
- “ Refrán No deshes en manos de otros a azer lo ke ya puedes azer tu mizmo Do not leave to others what you can already do yourself.
- “ Refrán Ijo mio Manuel, tu padre te keriya haham yo merkader, agora estas en legen My son Manuel, your father wanted you a hakham and I a merchant; now you are in the legion.
- “ Refrán Avaz sin aroz es komo boda sin tanyedor Beans without rice are like a wedding without a musician.
- “ Refrán Ken no kaye no se alavanta He who does not fall does not get up.
- “ Refrán Ken se kaza i fragua El Dio lo apiyada God takes pity on whoever marries and builds.
- “ Refrán Mas kome el ojo ke la boka The eye eats more than the mouth.
- “ Refrán Karas vemos korasones no konosemos We see faces, we do not know hearts.
- “ Refrán El mal i el bien en la kara se ven Good and evil show on the face.
- “ Refrán La bien kazada es la ke no tiene ni esfuegra ni kunyada The happily married woman is the one who has neither a mother-in-law nor a sister-in-law.
- “ Refrán Paga lo ke devez, savez lo ke tienes Pay what you owe, and you will know what you have.
- “ Refrán La vida es una avika, kuando blandika i kuando durika Life is a little bean: sometimes soft, sometimes hard.
- “ Refrán No kontes los sekretos de tu alma ni a tu ermana Do not tell the secrets of your soul, not even to your sister.
- “ Refrán Ken madruga desayuna He who rises early has breakfast.
- “ Refrán La vieja kere mas bivir para mas ver i mas oyir The old woman wants to live longer to see more and hear more.
- “ Refrán Lo ke no te agredese no lo agas al denfrente Do not do to another's face what does not please you.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Oygan tus oyidos lo ke dize tu boka May your ears hear what your mouth says.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Si te dan toma si te aharvan fuy If they give, take; if they beat you, flee.
- “ Refrán Pasensya es pan i sensia Patience is bread and knowledge.
- “ Refrán No eskupes al pozo ke bevites de su agua Do not spit into the well from whose water you have drunk.
- “ Refrán El ganar i el peryer son ermanos Winning and losing are brothers.
- “ Refrán Lo ke te aze tu mano no te lo aze ni tu ermano What your own hand does for you, not even your brother will do for you.
- “ Refrán Ken kere muncho pedre i lo poko He who wants too much loses even the little.
- “ Refrán El korason no tiene arrugas The heart has no wrinkles.
- “ Refrán Madrasta el nombre ya abasta For a stepmother, the name alone is enough.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Maz vale vizino serkano ke ermano leshano Better a near neighbor than a distant brother.
- “ Refrán El bien no es konosido asta ke no es perdido Good is not recognized until it is lost.
- “ Refrán Es mijor ser mosa en tu kaza, ke mosa de la djente It is better to be a maid in your own house than a maid for strangers.
- “ Refrán Ken esta kon kavras lo komen los lovos Whoever stays with goats is eaten by wolves.
- “ Refrán La madre mokoza alava a su ija la tinyoza The snotty mother praises her scabby daughter.
- “ Refrán Lo ke izites kon tus padres de tus ijos esperes What you did to your parents, expect from your children.
- “ Refrán Mas vale verguensa en kara, ke dolor de korason Better shame on the face than pain in the heart.
- “ Refrán Aharva el kulo ke no pedo Beat the backside so that it won't fart.
- “ Refrán Kuando fui ermuera no topi esfuegra i kuando fui esfuegra no topi ermuera When I was a daughter-in-law I found no mother-in-law, and when I was a mother-in-law I found no daughter-in-law.
- “ Refrán La mansana el mal sana The apple heals illness.
- “ Refrán Si mi Vava teniya barva iva ser mi Papu If my grandmother had a beard, she would be my grandfather.
- “ Refrán El ke bien se kere en poko lugar kave Those who love each other fit in a small place.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene ijos de kazar i en Shabat deve de lavorar Whoever has children to marry off must work even on Shabbat.
- “ Refrán Ken no tiene meoyo tiene pachas He who has no brains has trotters.
- “ Refrán El mundo es redondo i ken no save nadar se va al ondo The world is round, and whoever cannot swim sinks to the bottom.
- “ Refrán Ken rey es, de la kara se le ve Whoever is a king, it shows in his face.
- “ Refrán Al Kavayo sarnozo le viene la moshka Flies come to the mangy horse (misfortune attracts more misfortune).
- “ Refrán Muere pato,muere arto Let the duck die, let the fed-up one die (said when one is past caring about the consequences).
- “ Refrán La vida es komo un espejo, komo miras te vez Life is like a mirror: as you look, so you see yourself.
- “ Refrán La mansevez es una ves i solo el ke la goza save lo ke es Youth comes once, and only he who enjoys it knows what it is.
- “ Refrán El pan de la vizina es una milizina The neighbor's bread is a medicine.
- “ Refrán Gaste de boda no se aze kada dia Wedding expenses are not made every day.
- “ Refrán Esfuegra i ermuera son amigas solo en pintura Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are friends only in a painting.
- “ Refrán No tomes kaza toma vizino Do not take a house, take a neighbor.
- “ Refrán Ken mira a la djente no bive kontente He who looks at other people does not live content.
- “ Refrán El ke no kere kazar demanda muncho ashugar He who does not want to marry demands a big trousseau.
- “ Refrán Detras de kada ombre ke reushe ay una mujer Behind every successful man there is a woman.
- “ Refrán Ken vende el sol merka la kandela He who sells the sun buys the candle.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene bragas no kamina dizmudo He who has trousers does not walk about naked.
- “ Refrán Shavdo en la meza Salado en la kavesa Bland at the table, salty in the head.
- “ Refrán Azno kayado por savyo kontado A silent donkey is counted as wise.
- “ Refrán Ijas i joyas no se deshan en manos ajenas Daughters and jewels are not left in other hands.
- “ Refrán Mas vale un azno ke me yeva, ke un kavayo ke me echa Better a donkey that carries me than a horse that throws me.
- “ Refrán La mansevez es una vez ken la perye loko es Youth comes once; whoever wastes it is a fool.
- “ Refrán La Kriyatura kayendo krese The child grows by falling.
- “ Refrán Mas valen dientes ke parientes Teeth are worth more than relatives.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán No save las bragas atar i se kere kazar He doesn't know how to tie his trousers, yet he wants to marry.
- “ Refrán Muevos reyes, muevas leyes New kings, new laws.
- “ Refrán La roza se seka la golor keda The rose dries up, the fragrance remains.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Kara alegre, dos kandelas A cheerful face is worth two candles.
- “ Refrán La mentira tiene piezes kurtos Lies have short legs.
- “ Refrán Ken perkura tiene ventura Whoever strives has luck.
- “ Refrán La madre es el fondamiento del nido The mother is the foundation of the nest.
- “ Refrán No te echez al pozo kon la kuedra de otroz - Kedaz en el pozo Do not throw yourself into the well with another's rope, or you will stay in the well.
- “ Refrán El Dio ni durme ni adormese God neither sleeps nor slumbers.
- “ Refrán Los kazados se konosen en el divorsyo Married couples get to know each other in divorce.
- “ Refrán Los amigos se konosen kuando se aparese la difikultad Friends are known when difficulty appears.
- “ Refrán Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen Children are known when their parents grow old.
- “ Refrán Los ermanos se konosen kuando se reparta la erensya Brothers get to know each other when the inheritance is divided.
- “ Refrán Sako vaziyo no keda en pies An empty sack does not stand upright.
- “ Refrán El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de ora mala May God keep us safe at home and from the evil hour.
- “ Refrán Ay unos ke molinan kafe i ay otroz ke molinan agua There are those who grind coffee and those who grind water.
- “ Refrán Ija de kazar fierro de mashkar A daughter to marry off is iron to chew.
- “ Refrán El ojo kome mas ke el estomago The eye eats more than the stomach.
- “ Refrán El Dio ke me guadre de mis amigos i yo de mis enemigos May God protect me from my friends, and I from my enemies.
- “ Refrán El selo no kome el korason, kome los guesos Jealousy does not eat the heart; it eats the bones.
- “ Refrán Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho kaminan en el kamino estrecho Those who walk the straight path walk the narrow path.
- “ Refrán El ke madruga el Dio le ayuda God helps him who rises early.
- “ Refrán El ke avla la verdad pedre la amistad He who speaks the truth loses friendship.
- “ Refrán La buena mansana se la kome el guzano The worm eats the good apple.
- “ Refrán Le salyo un panariz al punto de la nariz A whitlow came out on the very tip of his nose.
- “ Refrán Marido haham i merkader, allegria de la mujer A husband who is a hakham and a merchant is the joy of the wife.
- “ Refrán La moneda tapa la korkova Money covers the hump.
- “ Refrán Ninguno ke no manke de su kaza No one who is not missing from his own home.
- “ Refrán Kuento de kaza no sale a la plaza A story of the house does not go out to the square.
- “ Refrán La kaza es un pozo ke no decha repozo The house is a well that gives no rest.
- “ Refrán Ke vale el ojo avierto si el korason es siego What is an open eye worth if the heart is blind?
- “ Refrán Ken no kere kosfuegrar demanda muncha dota i ashugar He who does not want a father-in-law/in-laws demands a large dowry and trousseau.
- “ Refrán Ken te amara mas ke tu mama, kon palavras te enganyara Whoever loves you more than your mother will deceive you with words.
- “ Refrán La bolsa yena, presto se aze la sena When the purse is full, dinner is soon made.
- “ Refrán Ken aze paz entre marido i mujer merese Ganeden Whoever makes peace between husband and wife deserves Paradise.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Yaves viejas no avren puertas muevas Old keys do not open new doors.
- “ Refrán No ay en el mundo amiga komo la madre There is no friend in the world like a mother.
- “ Refrán El Dio ke guadre de marido eskaso May God protect us from a stingy husband.
- “ Refrán Lo ke es la reyna para el rey, es la mujer para el marido What the queen is to the king, the wife is to the husband.
- “ Refrán El amigo del buen tiempo se troka kon el tiempo The fair-weather friend changes with the weather.
- “ Refrán Kada kual en su kaza, El Dio en las de Todos Each one in his own house, God in everyone's.
- “ Refrán Ni la esfuegra puede ser madre ni la ermuera ija A mother-in-law can't be a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.
- “ Refrán Kaza kon sol no vijita el doktor A house with sun is not visited by the doctor.
- “ Refrán El korason es de vidro, si se rompe no se adova The heart is made of glass; if it breaks, it cannot be mended.
- “ Refrán Todo pasa la mancha keda Everything passes, the stain remains.
- “ Refrán La madre es el sol de la kaza The mother is the sun of the home.
- “ Refrán Pleto entre marido i mujer, la kolcha deve de venser In a quarrel between husband and wife, the bedspread must win.
- “ Refrán El perro se burla del lovo viejo The dog mocks the old wolf.
- “ Refrán Ande no ay amor, no ay dolor Where there is no love, there is no pain.
- “ Refrán La kandela del prove se derite kontando la moneda del riko The poor man's candle melts while counting the rich man's money.
- “ Refrán Azno kon oro alkansa todo A donkey with gold reaches everything.
- “ Refrán El ombre sembra, el ijo fragua i el inyeto se lo goza The man sows, the son builds, and the grandson enjoys it.
- “ Refrán Azno muerto no se espanta del lovo A dead donkey is not afraid of the wolf.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene marido de servir no puede muncho durmir Whoever has a husband to serve cannot sleep much.
- “ Refrán La kampana chika no se oye kuando bate la kampana grande The small bell cannot be heard when the big bell rings.
- “ Refrán Mas vale etcharse sin senar ke de alevantarse kon devda Better to go to bed without supper than to get up in debt.
- “ Refrán Me se izo todo kale i duvar Everything became a fortress and a wall to me.
- “ Refrán Pan es pan, vino es vino, tu te fuites, vino otro vino Bread is bread, wine is wine; you left, another came.
- “ Refrán La aluenga de la mujer es su espada ke no desha farujentear A woman's tongue is her sword, which does not let her rust.
- “ Refrán La ija en la fasha, el ashugar en la kasha The daughter in swaddling clothes, the trousseau in the chest.
- “ Refrán La mujer eskasa mete al marido por ekskuza The stingy woman uses her husband as an excuse.
- “ Refrán No ay mas savio ke del lo ke pasa No one is wiser than one who has been through it.
- “ Refrán Mis ijos kazados mis males doblados My children married, my troubles doubled.
- “ Refrán Barre la ermuera komo ve la esfuegra The daughter-in-law sweeps as the mother-in-law sees fit.
- “ Refrán Luz de la kaye oskuridad de la kaza Light in the street, darkness in the house.
- “ Refrán Kazala a tu ija komo puedes, a tu ijo komo keres Marry off your daughter as you can, your son as you wish.
- “ Refrán Kada dia no es boda Every day is not a wedding.
- “ Refrán Leon ke esta durmiyendo, no lo espertes Do not wake a sleeping lion.
- “ Refrán Kuando la vieja se kere alegrar, se akodra de su ashugar When the old woman wants to cheer up, she remembers her trousseau.
- “ Refrán Aze palos para ke te aharven You make sticks so that they beat you.
- “ Refrán En vezes la kura es mas mala ke la hazinura Sometimes the cure is worse than the illness.
- “ Refrán Kada uno save ande apreta el kalsado Everyone knows where the shoe pinches.
- “ Refrán Antes de kazar la muchacha tiene siete brasos i una boka, despues de kazar tiene un braso i siete bokas Before marriage a girl has seven arms and one mouth; after marriage she has one arm and seven mouths.
- “ Refrán El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda Time is worth more than money.
- “ Refrán Antes ke te kazes mira lo ke azes Before you marry, look at what you are doing.
- “ Refrán El tiempo kura todo Time heals everything.
- “ Refrán El sapatero no tiene sapatos The cobbler has no shoes.
- “ Refrán Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.
- “ Refrán La butika aze kaza, la kaza no aze butika The shop makes the house; the house does not make the shop.
- “ Refrán La alma desea lo ke ve el ojo The soul desires what the eye sees.
- “ Refrán Poko tura la alegria en la kaza del kumardji Joy lasts little in the gambler's house.
- “ Refrán Uno korta la roza, el otro la goza One cuts the rose, the other enjoys it.
- “ Refrán Kuando te yaman azno, mira ver si tienes kola When they call you a donkey, check whether you have a tail.
- “ Refrán Poko ke seya, mio ke seya Be it little, let it be mine.
- “ Refrán Ken azno nase azno muere Whoever is born a donkey dies a donkey.
- “ Refrán No ay amigo en el mundo mas ke la madre There is no friend in the world but the mother.
- “ Refrán Kon el chapeo ke tengo digo bonjour With the hat I have, I say "bonjour".
- “ Refrán La muerte no save ni riko ni prove Death knows neither rich nor poor.
- “ Refrán Ande ay vida, ay esperansa Where there is life, there is hope.
- “ Refrán El diamante briya ma fin al kavo es piedra The diamond shines, but in the end it is a stone.
- “ Refrán Tu pan no me arto, tu palavra me kontento Your bread does not fill me; your word contents me.
- “ Refrán Los vizinos son mas ke parientes i mas ke primos Neighbors are more than relatives and more than cousins.
- “ Refrán Laz aldikeras del riko si se vazyan, no pueden inchir laz aldikeras del prove If the rich man's pockets are emptied, they cannot fill the poor man's pockets.
- “ Refrán El ke bate la puerta resive repuesta He who knocks on the door gets an answer.
- “ Refrán El ke korre se kaye He who runs falls.
- “ Refrán Lo izo el echo komo su kara He did the deed just like his face.
- “ Refrán De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.
- “ Refrán Kada uno en su kaza i el Dio en las todas Each one in his own house, and God in all of them.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Tiene la mano muy avierta He has a very open hand.
- “ Refrán El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas May God give us life to see more wonders.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene kaza de vidro no echa piedra al vizino Whoever has a glass house does not throw stones at the neighbor.
- “ Refrán Lagrimas de mujer valen muncho i kostan poko A woman's tears are worth a lot and cost little.
- “ Refrán Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.
- “ Refrán Todos los ombres adoran a un solo Dio, ma el ambisiozo de moneda, a dos All men worship one God, but the one greedy for money worships two.
- “ Refrán Kada persona ke perkure de ser djusto i ke no kavze a ninguno danyo i dezgusto Every person who strives to be just and not to cause anyone harm or displeasure.
- “ Refrán Al marido komo lo auzates al ijo komo lo kriates You get the husband as you accustom him, the son as you raise him.
- “ Refrán Al azno metele semer de oro, no troka siempre keda azno Put a golden pack-saddle on a donkey; it does not change, it always stays a donkey.
- “ Refrán Es bueno tomar bendisyon de padre i de madre It is good to receive the blessing of father and mother.
- “ Refrán Mas vale ser solo ke mal akompanyado Better alone than in bad company.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Asegun te ven, ansina te tratan As they see you, so they treat you.
- “ Refrán En kada kaza i en kada kashon, ay una dolor de korason In every house and in every drawer, there is a heartache.
- “ Refrán La limpyeza es medya rikeza Cleanliness is half of wealth.
- “ Refrán Fue una topadura de kosfuegros It was a meeting of in-laws.
- “ Refrán La aluenga no tiene gueso ma rompe gueso The tongue has no bone, but it breaks bone.
- “ Refrán No importa las veses ke te kayes, si no las veses ke te levantes It does not matter how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.
- “ Refrán El viejo kere honor, el mansevo kere amor The old man wants honor, the young man wants love.
- “ Refrán Kon la esperanza todo se alkansa With hope, everything is achieved.
- “ Refrán El Dio da muezes al ke no tiene dientes God gives nuts to the one who has no teeth.
- “ Refrán En espalda de otro, la karga es livyana On another's back, the load is light.
- “ Refrán El ke tuvo ambre bivyo i el ke tuvo friyo muryo He who was hungry lived, and he who was cold died.
- “ Refrán Las madres suyas en una kuedra enkolgavan el lavado Their mothers used to hang the washing on the same line.
- “ Refrán El ojo ve, la alma desea The eye sees, the soul desires.
- “ Refrán Mas vale ser ijo de un prove, ke esklavo de un riko Better to be the son of a poor man than the slave of a rich man.
- “ Refrán Padre guadrador el ijo es gastador A saving father, a spendthrift son.
- “ Refrán Tiempo pedrido nunka se topa Lost time is never found.
- “ Refrán El ke emprestado viste lo dezmudan en medyo la kaleja He who wears borrowed clothes gets stripped in the middle of the street.
- “ Refrán Asukar en la boka no ayuda si tu korason es amargo Sugar in the mouth does not help if your heart is bitter.
- “ Refrán Eskucha a los viejos, saven dar buen konsejo Listen to the old; they know how to give good advice.
- “ Refrán Kon dizir fuego no se kema la boka Saying "fire" does not burn the mouth.
- “ Refrán Al tiempo no teniyamoz nada ama teniyamoz todo, agora tenemoz todo ama no tenemoz nada In those days we had nothing but we had everything; now we have everything but we have nothing.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán La justisia es la alma del mundo Justice is the soul of the world.
- “ Refrán Le prometieron a Rachel le dieron a Lea They promised him Rachel, they gave him Leah.
- “ Refrán No se inche ni una kashkara de alviana Not even a pea pod gets filled.
- “ Refrán Tu kara i mi kulo son primos ermanos Your face and my backside are first cousins.
- “ Refrán Kaza mueva vida mueva New house, new life.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Un pan en el sesto ni arto ni ambierto One loaf in the basket: neither full nor hungry.
- “ Refrán Ken lazdra en la manseves alkansa la vejes Whoever toils in youth reaches old age.
- “ Refrán Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.
- “ Refrán Al riko, kon salud i kon vida. Al prove de ande te vino To the rich man, "with health and life"; to the poor man, "where did it come to you from?"
- “ Refrán Vender espejos en el kazal de siegos Selling mirrors in the village of the blind.
- “ Refrán Kon soplar no se amata el fuego Blowing does not put out the fire.
- “ Refrán Si azes bueno, tu enemigo se aze tu amigo If you do good, your enemy becomes your friend.
- “ Refrán No permetes a tu aluenga de korrer antes de tu pensamiento Do not let your tongue run ahead of your thoughts.
- “ Refrán En korason amargozo no entra ni riza ni gozo Into a bitter heart enters neither laughter nor joy.
- “ Refrán Kuando aharvan al ijo, a la madre le erguele When the son is beaten, the mother is hurt.
- “ Refrán El ke fuye de la luvia enkontra el pedrisko He who flees from the rain meets the hail.
- “ Refrán El ke save mentiras kontar, al gameo lo aze bolar He who knows how to tell lies can make a camel fly.
- “ Refrán El amor es temporario komo el ayre del enverano pasa i se va Love is temporary, like the winter wind: it passes and goes.
- “ Refrán La aluenga korta mijor de la tijera The tongue cuts better than scissors.
- “ Refrán El ke se aharva kon sus manos no yora He who hits himself with his own hands does not cry.
- “ Refrán Ni del miel ni del puncho Neither the honey nor the sting.
- “ Refrán El Dio me guadra de mis amigos i yo me guadro de mis enemigos May God protect me from my friends, and I will protect myself from my enemies.
- “ Refrán El eskaso bive prove para murir riko The miser lives poor to die rich.
- “ Refrán El ke no tiene ke azer se toma kon su mujer He who has nothing to do quarrels with his wife.
- “ Refrán Kada gayo kanta en su gayinero Every rooster crows in his own henhouse.
- “ Refrán Ken aspera kome la pera Whoever waits eats the pear.
- “ Refrán En dia de luvya pensa en el prove, el tambien tiene friyo On a rainy day, think of the poor man; he is cold too.
- “ Refrán El ke dize la verdad piedre la amistad He who tells the truth loses friendship.
- “ Refrán Si te kayes siete vezes, alevantate ocho If you fall seven times, get up eight.
- “ Refrán Bivas, kreskas, engrandeskas komo un peshkadiko en aguas freskas. Amen May you live, grow up and flourish like a little fish in fresh waters. Amen.
- “ Refrán Amigos i ermanos seremos, ma las bolsas no tokaremos Friends and brothers we will be, but we will not touch each other's purses.
- “ Refrán Estomago ambierto no tiene orejas A hungry stomach has no ears.
- “ Refrán Kon una dada no se parte un lenyo A log is not split with one blow.
- “ Refrán No moz decho lados de riyir He left us no room to laugh.
- “ Refrán No ay mijor madre de la ke te paryo There is no better mother than the one who gave birth to you.
- “ Refrán El padre kon el ijo komo piedra en aniyo Father and son are like a stone in a ring.
- “ Refrán El diya ke no barri vino el kien no asperi The day I did not sweep, the one I did not expect came.
- “ Refrán Enemigo de mi enemigo es mi amigo The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
- “ Refrán Aldikera sin paras es komo arvole sin fruta A pocket without money is like a tree without fruit.
- “ Refrán El pueder es kerer To be able is to want.
- “ Refrán Eskrito esta en la palma lo ke va pasar la alma What will happen to the soul is written in the palm.
- “ Refrán Todos los rios van al mar All rivers go to the sea.
- “ Refrán Ken moneda tiene alkansa lo ke kere Whoever has money gets what they want.
- “ Refrán Ijos de mis ijos dos vezes mis ijos Children of my children are twice my children.
- “ Refrán Ken ijo kriya, oro hila Whoever raises a child spins gold.
- “ Refrán El haham por ande kere bolta la ojika The hakham turns the page wherever he wants.
- “ Refrán Nasen las ijas, pujan los dertes Daughters are born, troubles sprout.
- “ Refrán Esfuegra ni de barrio buena No mother-in-law is good, not even one from a good neighborhood.
- “ Refrán El ke avla sembra i el ke eskucha arekoje He who speaks sows, and he who listens reaps.
- “ Refrán La miel no se izo para la boka del azno Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.
- “ Refrán El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save The ox has a long tongue, but does not know how to speak.
- “ Refrán Lo ke das tomas What you give, you take.
- “ Refrán Sin penar no ay ganar Without toil there is no gain.
- “ Refrán La sangre no se aze agua Blood does not turn into water.
- “ Refrán Marido selozo no tiene repozo A jealous husband has no rest.
- “ Refrán Ken arekoje migas se mete maniyas Whoever gathers crumbs acquires skills.
- “ Refrán El ke entra al banyo sin sudar no sale Whoever enters the bathhouse does not leave without sweating.
- “ Refrán Enemigo meoyudo vale mas ke amigo bovo A clever enemy is worth more than a foolish friend.
- “ Refrán No save apartar la kalavasa de la berendjena He cannot tell the squash from the eggplant.
- “ Refrán De la boka suya, se le vaya a los oyidos del Dio From his mouth to God's ears.
- “ Refrán El Dio es tadrozo ma no es olvidozo God is slow, but He is not forgetful.
- “ Refrán Nada se alkansa sin dolor Nothing is achieved without pain.
- “ Refrán La mujer es komo la uva, si la miraz bueno se aze vino i si no la miraz bueno se aze vinagre A woman is like a grape: if you treat her well she becomes wine, and if you do not treat her well she becomes vinegar.
- “ Refrán Kuando da el padre da al ijo, riye el padre riye el ijo i kuando da el ijo al padre yora el ijo yora el padre When the father gives to the son, the father laughs and the son laughs; and when the son gives to the father, the son cries and the father cries.
- “ Refrán El ke muncho eskoje lo pudrido kome He who is too picky eats the rotten.
- “ Refrán De tu patada veremos hayre From your kick we will see good.
- “ Refrán El gameyo ve solo la korkova de otros i no la suya The camel sees only the hump of others and not its own.
- “ Refrán Pishkado i musafires por dos dias, el treser se guelen Fish and guests for two days, the third day they stink.
- “ Refrán De una pulga lo azen gameyo From a flea they make a camel.
- “ Refrán No avles mal del dia asta ke no anochese Don't speak ill of the day until night has fallen.
- “ Refrán Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos All the fingers of the hand are not the same.
- “ Refrán Ande ay ija de kazar el Dio deve ayudar Where there is a daughter to marry off, God must help.
- “ Refrán Una mano lava la otra i las dos lavan la kara One hand washes the other, and both wash the face.
- “ Refrán Si el emprestimo era bueno, el rey emprestava a su mujer If lending were good, the king would lend his wife.
- “ Refrán El ijo de la gata ratones mata The cat's son kills mice.
- “ Refrán El kavayo del rey no alavanta kargo The king's horse does not lift a load.
- “ Refrán Ken no tiene ermana no tiene nada Whoever has no sister has nothing.
- “ Refrán Kamina kon buenos, te azeras uno de eyos Walk with the good, and you will become one of them.
- “ Refrán Kuando El Dio esta kontigo, no te espantes de tu enemigo When God is with you, don't be afraid of your enemy.
- “ Refrán Ni mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor No Wednesday without sun, no daughter without love.
- “ Refrán Azlaha i beraha en el pecho del papa Success and blessing on the father's chest (Ladino blessing: luck and blessing upon the father).
- “ Refrán Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho,tienen ke kaminar kamino estrecho Those who walk the straight path have to walk a narrow road.
- “ Refrán Kon la esperansa todo se alkansa With hope, everything is attained.
- “ Refrán Toka oro se le aze lodo Whatever he touches, gold turns to mud.
- “ Refrán El ke tyene i no se lo goza,al otro mundo no repoza He who has and doesn't enjoy it will not rest in the other world.
- “ Refrán Ken al sielo eskupe, a la kara le kaye Whoever spits at the sky, it falls on his face.
- “ Refrán Desha todo i vate al banyo Leave everything and go to the bath.
- “ Refrán Al riko el gayo le mete guevo ma al prove ni la gayna The rooster lays an egg for the rich man, but for the poor not even the hen does.
- “ Refrán Kuando el gato peleya,desha una kara para la paz When the cat fights, leave one face for peace (leave room to make peace afterwards).
- “ Refrán Tengo tres deseos, Komer sin engodrar, Amar sin sufrir i Ganar sin lavorar I have three wishes: to eat without getting fat, to love without suffering, and to earn without working.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Mas vale tadre ke nunka Better late than never.
- “ Refrán A la bien kazada se le ve de la kara You can tell a happily married woman by her face.
- “ Refrán El ke mal pensa para si se lo aze He who thinks evil does it to himself.
- “ Refrán La noche serra la puerta,demanyana la boka Night closes the door, morning opens the mouth (at night people are quiet; in the morning, talk resumes).
- “ Refrán Si Moshe Muryo, Adonay kedo If Moses died, God remained (people are mortal; God endures).
- “ Refrán Kuando el gato falta de kaza los ratones empesan a baylar When the cat is away from home, the mice start to dance.
- “ Refrán Mas vale pan kon amor ke gayna kon dolor Better bread with love than a hen with sorrow.
- “ Refrán Vestir al uzo, Komer al gusto Dress according to custom, eat according to taste.
- “ Refrán De dizir fuego no se kema la boka Saying "fire" doesn't burn the mouth.
- “ Refrán Karne kruda puede ser,pishkado crudo nunka Raw meat maybe, raw fish never.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Ken se aharva kon sus manos, ke no yore Whoever scratches himself with his own hands should not cry out (if you do it yourself, don't complain).
- “ Refrán Kuando se le avren los ojos del syego, rompe su baston When the blind man's eyes are opened, he breaks his cane (the ungrateful forget what helped them).
- “ Refrán Ken mete kara toma marido i kaza, ken no, keda en kaza Whoever dares gets a husband and a home; whoever doesn't, stays at home (fortune favors the bold).
- “ Refrán Maldisyon sin razon se va a su patron A curse without reason goes back to its master.
- “ Refrán Yerros de kazados ke no sepan vizindados The faults of married couples should not be known to the neighbors.
- “ Refrán El ke se mete a bever no konta los vazos He who starts drinking doesn't count the glasses.
- “ Refrán El savyo es el ke se ambeza una koza de kada persona The wise one is he who learns something from every person.
- “ Refrán La mujer i el vino kitan al ombre del tino Woman and wine make a man lose his senses.
- “ Refrán El gato aspera mujer chapachula i puerta avierta The cat waits for a sloppy woman and an open door. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán Kuando ombre i mujer kazan se eskapa su romansa i sus istorya empesa When a man and a woman marry, their romance ends and their (real) story begins.
- “ Refrán La tierra vale tanto, komo el ombre ke la lavora The land is worth as much as the man who works it.
- “ Refrán Ken no gusto amargura no puede apresiar lo dulse Whoever has not tasted bitterness cannot appreciate sweetness.
- “ Refrán El ombre es mas fuerte ke la piedra i mas delikado ke la roza Man is stronger than stone and more delicate than a rose.
- “ Refrán Fruta de oy, pan de ayer, karne de antiyer, vino de un anyo antes, azen el ombre sano Today's fruit, yesterday's bread, the day-before-yesterday's meat and last year's wine make a man healthy.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán Kuento de kaza no sale a la plasa Household matters don't go out to the square (don't air your dirty laundry).
- “ Refrán Lavoro empesado no se mostra ni a esfuegra, ni a kunyada, ni a vizina ayreada Unfinished work should not be shown to the mother-in-law, the sister-in-law, or the nosy neighbor. (uncertain: "ayreada")
- “ Refrán Mira la madre, toma la ija Look at the mother, take the daughter (like mother, like daughter).
- “ Refrán Mijor ser solo ke mal akompanyado Better to be alone than in bad company.
- “ Refrán Kuando ase luvia yoran los sielos i riye la tierra When it rains, the skies weep and the earth laughs.
- “ Refrán Tu marido ke te kera komo la sal A husband who loves you like salt (dearly, as something essential). (uncertain)
- “ Refrán Lentejas... Si keres las komes i si no las deshas Lentils... if you want, you eat them, and if not, you leave them (take it or leave it).
- “ Refrán El ke emprestado viste, en medyo de la kaleja lo disvisten He who wears borrowed clothes gets undressed in the middle of the street.
- “ Refrán La mujer puede trokar la kolor de su pelo, ama nunka no puede trokar el karakter de su selo A woman can change the color of her hair, but she can never change the character of her jealousy.
- “ Refrán Aze bien, no mires a ken Do good, don't look at whom.
- “ Refrán El padre peka, al ijo se le apega The father sins, and it sticks to the son.
- “ Refrán Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites My dear mother, why did you give birth to me?
- “ Refrán Bivas, engrandeskas i kreskas komo un peshiko an aguas freskas. Amen May you live, grow and flourish like a little fish in fresh waters. Amen.
- “ Refrán El peshe fiele de la kavesa The fish rots from the head.
- “ Refrán Tornaron kon los mokos enkolgados They came back with their snot hanging (i.e., dejected / empty-handed).
- “ Refrán La okazyon aze al ladron Opportunity makes the thief.
- “ Refrán El melon i la mujer son muy kolay a eskojer, ama el karpuz i el ombre no son Melon and woman are very easy to choose, but watermelon and man are not.
- “ Refrán Moneda se gana kon moneda Money is earned with money.
- “ Refrán El riyo pasa la arena keda The river passes, the sand remains.
- “ Refrán El shastre haragan piedre la alguja i el dedal The lazy tailor loses the needle and the thimble.
- “ Refrán No traves la kuedra muncho ke se aranka Don't pull the rope too hard or it will snap.
- “ Refrán Al enemigo azelo amigo Turn the enemy into a friend.
- “ Refrán El gameo no ve su korkova The camel doesn't see its own hump.
- “ Refrán Kara tuerta ventura derecha Crooked face, straight fortune.
- “ Refrán A la boka serrada no entra moshka No fly enters a closed mouth.
- “ Refrán Despues ke la perdio su valor supo Only after he lost it did he know its value.
- “ Refrán El Dio aprova a los buenos a padre aresentado da ijo alokado God tests the good: to a settled father he gives a crazy son.
- “ Refrán Hijos no tiene, inyetos le yoran He has no children, yet grandchildren cry for him.
- “ Refrán Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos Each one in his own house, and God in everyone's.
- “ Refrán El ke da un groshiziko tanye el chufletiko He who gives a little coin plays the little whistle (he who pays calls the tune).
- “ Refrán Ambre i friyo entregan al ombre al enemigo Hunger and cold deliver a man into the hands of the enemy.
- “ Refrán El mokozo se burla del tinyozo The snotty one mocks the scabby one (the pot calling the kettle black).
- “ Refrán Para el bien se kere sensya i para el mal pasensya For doing good you need knowledge, and for enduring bad you need patience.
- “ Refrán Bien ke no se vendio en su tiempo, te vende a ti Even though he didn't sell out in his own time, he will sell you out. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán La madre kon la ija komo piedra en aniyo Mother and daughter are like a stone in a ring (inseparable, a precious bond).
- “ Refrán Estate kon los ke modren i no kon los ke se modrieron Stay with those who bite, not with those who have been bitten.
- “ Refrán Sol i luvya anyos de artura Sun and rain, years of abundance.
- “ Refrán Tanto grita el ladron ke se espanta el patron The thief shouts so loudly that the owner gets frightened.
- “ Refrán El ke bien te kere te aze yorar He who loves you well makes you cry (tough love).
- “ Refrán Ya Avlo ya lo espajo Now I've spoken, now I've cleared it up. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán Mal yevando bien esperando Enduring the bad, hoping for the good.
- “ Refrán Moz Dieron agua de pozo They gave us well water. (uncertain, possibly idiomatic)
- “ Refrán Ijos no tengo inyetos me yoran I have no children, yet grandchildren cry for me.
- “ Refrán Kedimos ariento las aguas We remained beside the waters. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán La estreya ke le briya May his star shine (a blessing / wish for good luck).
- “ Refrán Esta la tripa en la nariz The gut is up in the nose (he is fed up, has had enough). (uncertain, idiom)
- “ Refrán La estreya ke le kayga May his star fall (a curse / wish for bad luck).
- “ Refrán Ay kayades, ija va naser Be quiet, a daughter is about to be born. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán El es pedo en chini He is a fart in porcelain (a nobody, worthless). (uncertain, idiom)
- “ Refrán Moz izo hadras i baranas He made us into rags and tatters (ruined us). (uncertain)
- “ Refrán El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de dorama May God protect us from the house and from the "dorama". (uncertain)
- “ Refrán La ke se alava kon su boka es loka He who praises himself with his own mouth is a fool.
- “ Refrán La mujer guadra el sekreto ke no save A woman keeps the secret she doesn't know.
- “ Refrán De boka a boka se va fin a Roma From mouth to mouth, one gets all the way to Rome (by asking, you can find your way anywhere).
- “ Refrán Dos gayos en una kaza no kaven Two roosters don't fit in one house.
- “ Refrán El lugar del ombre es la plasa i de la mujer es la kaza A man's place is the square (marketplace) and a woman's place is the home.
- “ Refrán El eskaso no tiene deskanso The needy have no rest.
- “ Refrán La mujer es komo la uva, kuando se aruga se aze mas dulse i mas savroza A woman is like a grape: when she wrinkles, she becomes sweeter and tastier.
- “ Refrán El korason no esta siempre de akordo kon el meoyo The heart is not always in agreement with the brain.
- “ Refrán Si no ay pasensya no ay erensya If there is no patience, there is no inheritance.
- “ Refrán A karne dura diente agudo Tough meat calls for a sharp tooth.
- “ Refrán El ganar i el pedrer son haverim Gaining and losing are companions.
- “ Refrán La mujer buena la kaza yena A good woman fills the house.
- “ Refrán Detras de kada mujer komicha ay un ombre haragan i tembel ke la kita loka Behind every nagging woman is a lazy, idle man who drives her crazy.
- “ Refrán No ay ombre sin solombra There is no man without a shadow (a flaw).
- “ Refrán En kazal sin perros la djente kaminan sin palos In a village without dogs, people walk without sticks.
- “ Refrán Para dizir todo a la kara, se kere boka emprestada To say everything to someone's face, you need a borrowed mouth.
- “ Refrán Ken oye a la djente se kita de la mujer Whoever listens to people ends up leaving his wife.
- “ Refrán Mas vale la piedra del amigo ke de la mansana del enemigo A stone from a friend is better than an apple from an enemy.
- “ Refrán La mujer baylando el marido yorando The wife dances while the husband cries.
- “ Refrán La mujer destruyedera vazya del marido la aldikera A wasteful wife empties her husband's pocket.
- “ Refrán Kresen los ijos, pujan las ansias As the children grow, the worries grow.
- “ Refrán Kada uno es rey en su kaza Everyone is king in his own home.
- “ Refrán 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.
- “ Refrán El pan tugerto la lumbre lo enderecha The fire straightens crooked bread.
- “ Refrán Marido en kaza dolor de keshada A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.
- “ Refrán El ke no oye a su mujerika se trava la orejika He who doesn't listen to his dear wife gets his little ear pulled.
- “ Refrán Kuando una mujer se le yela el korason, se le sana la kavesa When a woman's heart freezes, her head gets cured.
- “ Refrán Komo yo eredi de mis padres i tu vas a eredar de mi As I inherited from my parents, you will inherit from me.
- “ Refrán Maldision sin razon torna a su patron A curse without cause returns to its owner.
- “ Refrán De una roza no se aze korona A crown is not made from a single rose.
- “ Refrán Lo ke no te agrada no lo agas al denfrente Don't do to the one in front of you what you don't like yourself.
- “ Refrán Un ombre sin amigo es komo la mano derecha sin la siedra A man without a friend is like the right hand without the left.
- “ Refrán Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo Neither a bride without a veil nor a wife without jealousy.
- “ Refrán Ombre muerto no aze gerra A dead man makes no war.
- “ Refrán Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.
- “ Refrán La mujer no es kamiza ke se troka A woman is not a shirt to be changed.
- “ Refrán Mala la madre, mala la ija, mala la kolcha ke las kuvija Bad the mother, bad the daughter, bad the quilt that covers them.
- “ Refrán Boka dulse avre puertas de fierro A sweet mouth opens iron doors.
- “ Refrán El novyo es muy ermozo, komo el gato enganyozo The groom is very handsome, like the deceitful cat.
- “ Refrán La agua pasa, el lodo keda The water goes but the mud stays
- “ Refrán Si no saves nadar ke bushkas en el borde del mar If you can't swim what are you doing at the seaside.
- “ Refrán Kuando los echos avlan, las palavras sovran When the work talks,words are unnecessary.
- “ Refrán No le mires la kara, mirale la grasya When the work talks,words are unnecessary.
- “ Refrán Akel se yama alegre i kontente, el ke tiene plazer del prospero del d’enfrente Don't look at his face,look at his grace.
- “ Refrán Mil penseryos no pagan una devda A thousand worries do not pay a debt.
- “ Refrán De tal palo tala estiya, de tal padre tal ijo From such a tree, such a splinter; like father, like son.
- “ Refrán Tripa vaziya korason sin alegria An empty belly, a heart without joy.
- “ Refrán El amor es dolor de kulo ke no desha durmir a dinguno Love is a pain in the backside that lets no one sleep.
- “ Refrán La ke amariyo vistyo de su ermozura se trivio She who dressed in yellow dared (to show) her beauty.
- “ Refrán No importa las veses ke te kayes, si no las veses ke te alevantas It doesn't matter how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.
- “ Refrán No ay mas sodro del ke no kere oyir There is no one deafer than he who does not want to hear.
- “ Refrán Pan i kezo i la kara riente Bread and cheese and a smiling face.
- “ Refrán Todos los dedos de la mano no son uno All the fingers of the hand are not the same.
- “ Refrán El lovo i la oveja viyenen en konseja The wolf and the sheep come together in council.
- “ Refrán Riyir kon todos, yorar solos Laugh with everyone, cry alone.
- “ Refrán Vende Pipinos vende halva ma no asperes nedava Sell seeds, sell halva, but do not wait for charity.
- “ Refrán En la vida kale desfrutar de kada momento, no solo sobrevivir In life you must enjoy every moment, not just survive.
- “ Refrán Lo ke ven los ojos, no se olvida el korason What the eyes see, the heart does not forget.
- “ Refrán El Leon se konose de la unya The lion is known by its claw.
- “ Refrán Las ideas son komo pulgas, saltan de uno al otro ma no pikan a todos Ideas are like fleas: they jump from one person to another, but they don't bite everyone.
- “ Refrán Para ke se vaya al fregon, ke se vaya al garon Rather than let it go to the pest, let it go to the lad/man.
- “ Refrán El ken del otro aspera ambierto keda Whoever expects from others stays hungry.
- “ Refrán El ken kere lo muncho perye i lo poko He who wants a lot loses both the much and the little.
- “ Refrán En kada kaza i en kada kashon ay un dolor de korason In every house and in every drawer there is a heartache.
- “ Refrán Los anyos ke bivi no los va bivir mas The years I have lived, I will not live again.
- “ Refrán A la haragana de noche le viene la gana The lazy woman feels like working at night.
- “ Refrán Ande no ay Madre no ay ni Padre Where there is no mother, there is no father either.
- “ Refrán Le prometyeron a Rahel, le dyeron a Lea They promised him Rachel, they gave him Leah.
- “ Refrán Mas le das kara, mas demanda The more you give face (indulge), the more (s)he demands.
- “ Refrán Lo mio es tuyo i lo tuyo es mio What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine.
- “ Refrán La kaza no save ni riko ni prove The house knows neither rich nor poor.
- “ Refrán Esta una savor de chupar los dedos It is a flavor to lick your fingers.
- “ Refrán Kuando el gato no esta baylan los ratones When the cat is away, the mice dance.
- “ Refrán Es mijor un pasharo en la mano ke sien bolando A bird in the hand is better than a hundred flying.
- “ Refrán Sin disiplina no ay milizina There's no medicine without discipline.
- “ Refrán Kon paras los mudos kantan Money makes mutes sing too.
- “ Refrán Ni la novya ni la tela no se miran a la kandela You don't look at a bride nor at a lace in a candlelight.
- “ Refrán Alevantar demprano, despertar al mazal Getting up early to wake up luck.
- “ Refrán No lo yames yerno fista ke tenga el aniyo en el dedo Do not call him a son in law till he has the ring on his finger.
- “ Refrán El Dio ke moz guadre de vizino malo i de ayre de burako May God protect us from a bad neiighbour and from a draught.
- “ Refrán Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.
- “ Refrán La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze A woman makes, a woman destroys.
- “ Refrán Mas vale poko ke nada It's better a little than nothing.
- “ Refrán Padre i Madre es una vez Father and Mother is only once.
- “ Refrán Las desgrasias nunka no vienen solas Disasters never come alone.
- “ Refrán El Dio da muez al ke no tiene dientes God gives nuts to the toothless one.
- “ Refrán Bivas, engrandeskas i kreskas komo un peshiko an aguas freskas May you live,bring up and grow like the little fish in sweet waters.
- “ Refrán Todo lo ganado es para el garon All the earnings is for the throat.
- “ Refrán Ande ay amor ay dolor Where there's love there's pain.
- “ Refrán Ni un dedo aze mano, ni una golondrina enverano One finger doesn't make a hand nor a swallow summer.
- “ Refrán Sin lavar la kara ya empeso kon sus hohentas Before washing his face he starts nagging.
- “ Refrán Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena What's money worth when a person isn't well.
- “ Refrán Dame godrura te dare ermozura Give me fat and I'll give you beauty.
- “ Refrán En la kayida de tu enemigo no te alegres, ke te viene a la kavesa D'ont be happy with the fall of your enemy,the same could happen to you.
- “ Refrán El ke bien te kere, en la kara te lo dize Whoever loves you well,tells it to your face.
- “ Refrán El buen pleto traye buena paz A good fight brings a good peace.
- “ Refrán Ni al kantador dile kanta ni al baylador dile bayla D'ont ask a singer to sing nor a dancer to dance.
- “ Refrán Pesa el plomo, pesa el oro, pesa al ombre mas ke todo Do weigh up the lead,the gold,most of all weigh up the man.
- “ Refrán Etchalo al mazalozo a la mar i va tornar kon una perla en la boka Throw a lucky man into the sea and he'll come back with a pearl in his mouth.
- “ Refrán Asta ke aboltas la kara, va pasar el tiempo By the time you turn your face,time will pass
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