Send
Ladino Forever · Refranes

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.

  • 97proverbs
  • 10languages
  • 1,512readings
Send a proverb
Refrán del día · November 2
Sin disiplina no ay milizina There's no medicine without discipline.

6 proverbs in Love

Clear
Refrán № 01 Ladino
El amor es dolor de kulo ke no desha durmir a dinguno

Love is a pain in the backside that lets no one sleep.

17 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
Ande ay amor ay dolor

Where there's love there's pain.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor

Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo

Neither a bride without a veil nor a wife without jealousy.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
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.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 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.

9 Nov 2026
Explore Ladino Forever

Ladino proverbs, songs, stories and more

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.

About Ladino Forever and the Ladino language