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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 2
Sin disiplina no ay milizina There's no medicine without discipline.

24 proverbs in Family

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Refrán № 19 Ladino
Kresen los ijos, pujan las ansias

As the children grow, the worries grow.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 20 Ladino
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.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 21 Ladino
La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze

A woman makes, a woman destroys.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 22 Ladino
La mujer destruyedera vazya del marido la aldikera

A wasteful wife empties her husband's pocket.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 23 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.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 24 Ladino
Marido en kaza dolor de keshada

A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.

6 Nov 2026
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Ladino Forever is a home for the Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) language: proverbs, songs, stories and more, gathered by Michael Halphie for Sephardic families around the world.

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