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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 № 253 Ladino
Mas kome el ojo ke la boka

The eye eats more than the mouth.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 254 Ladino
No avles mal del dia asta ke no anochese

Don't speak ill of the day until night has fallen.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 255 Ladino
Ande ay ija de kazar el Dio deve ayudar

Where there is a daughter to marry off, God must help.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 256 Ladino
No kontes los sekretos de tu alma ni a tu ermana

Do not tell the secrets of your soul, not even to your sister.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 257 Ladino
La vieja kere mas bivir para mas ver i mas oyir

The old woman wants to live longer to see more and hear more.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 258 Ladino
Ken ijo kriya, oro hila

Whoever raises a child spins gold.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 259 Ladino
Un loko kita sien

One fool drives out a hundred.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 260 Ladino
Abolta la luenga siete vezes ariento la boka antes de avlar

Turn your tongue seven times inside your mouth before speaking.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 261 Ladino
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.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 262 Ladino
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.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 263 Ladino
Madre Nikochera le sale ija haragana

A housekeeping mother gets a lazy daughter.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 264 Ladino
La gana ke tengo de baylar, tienes tu de lavorar

The desire I have to dance, you should have to work.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 265 Ladino
Una puerta se serra i sien se avren

One door closes and a hundred open.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 266 Ladino
Asukar en la boka no ayuda si tu korason es amargo

Sugar in the mouth does not help if your heart is bitter.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 267 Ladino
Eskucha a los viejos, saven dar buen konsejo

Listen to the old; they know how to give good advice.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 268 Ladino
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.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 269 Ladino
Bushka otro perro para este gueso

Look for another dog for this bone.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 270 Ladino
Akontese en un punto lo ke no akontese en mil anyos

What happens in a moment does not happen in a thousand years.

15 Nov 2026
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