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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 5
Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho kaminan en el kamino estrecho Those who walk the straight path walk the narrow path.
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Refrán № 181 Ladino
Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor

Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 182 Ladino
Las bokas de la djente no son ridomas ke las puedas tapar

People's mouths are not jars you can cover.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 183 Ladino
El ke no tiene ke azer se toma kon su mujer

He who has nothing to do quarrels with his wife.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 184 Ladino
Tu pan no me arto, tu palavra me kontento

Your bread does not fill me; your word contents me.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 185 Ladino
Kon la esperanza todo se alkansa

With hope, everything is achieved.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 186 Ladino
El Dio da muezes al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the one who has no teeth.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 187 Ladino
Las madres suyas en una kuedra enkolgavan el lavado

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

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 188 Ladino
Ken aze paz entre marido i mujer merese Ganeden

Whoever makes peace between husband and wife deserves Paradise.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 189 Ladino
Pan es pan, vino es vino, tu te fuites, vino otro vino

Bread is bread, wine is wine; you left, another came.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 190 Ladino
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.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 191 Ladino
Kada dia no es boda

Every day is not a wedding.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 192 Ladino
Ni mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor

No Wednesday without sun, no daughter without love.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 193 Ladino
Kon la esperansa todo se alkansa

With hope, everything is attained.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 194 Ladino
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.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 195 Ladino
Ken kere muncho pedre i lo poko

He who wants too much loses even the little.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 196 Ladino
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.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 197 Ladino
Estomago ambierto no tiene orejas

A hungry stomach has no ears.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 198 Ladino
Ken azno nase azno muere

Whoever is born a donkey dies a donkey.

14 Nov 2026
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