Results for “work”
Stories, songs, proverbs in five languages, blog posts and photo galleries.
- “ Refrán La gana ke tengo de baylar, tienes tu de lavorar The desire I have to dance, you should have to work.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene ijos de kazar i en Shabat deve de lavorar Whoever has children to marry off must work even on Shabbat.
- “ Refrán Lo izo el echo komo su kara He did the deed just like his face.
- “ 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 La tierra vale tanto, komo el ombre ke la lavora The land is worth as much as the man who works it.
- “ 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 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 A la haragana de noche le viene la gana The lazy woman feels like working at night.
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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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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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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.