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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 № 307 Ladino
Esfuegra ni de barrio buena

No mother-in-law is good, not even one from a good neighborhood.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 308 Ladino
El ke avla sembra i el ke eskucha arekoje

He who speaks sows, and he who listens reaps.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 309 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 310 Ladino
El buey tiene la aluenga larga, ma avlar no save

The ox has a long tongue, but does not know how to speak.

18 Nov 2026
Refrán № 311 Ladino
Lo ke das tomas

What you give, you take.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 312 Ladino
Sin penar no ay ganar

Without toil there is no gain.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 313 Ladino
La sangre no se aze agua

Blood does not turn into water.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 314 Ladino
Marido selozo no tiene repozo

A jealous husband has no rest.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 315 Ladino
Ken arekoje migas se mete maniyas

Whoever gathers crumbs acquires skills.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 316 Ladino
El ke entra al banyo sin sudar no sale

Whoever enters the bathhouse does not leave without sweating.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 317 Ladino
Enemigo meoyudo vale mas ke amigo bovo

A clever enemy is worth more than a foolish friend.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 318 Ladino
No save apartar la kalavasa de la berendjena

He cannot tell the squash from the eggplant.

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 319 Ladino
De la boka suya, se le vaya a los oyidos del Dio

From his mouth to God's ears.

6 Nov 2026
Refrán № 320 Ladino
El Dio es tadrozo ma no es olvidozo

God is slow, but He is not forgetful.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 321 Ladino
Nada se alkansa sin dolor

Nothing is achieved without pain.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 322 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 № 323 Ladino
Kuando da el padre da al ijo, riye el padre riye el ijo i kuando da el ijo al padre yora el ijo yora el padre

When the father gives to the son, the father laughs and the son laughs; and when the son gives to the father, the son cries and the father cries.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 324 Ladino
El ke muncho eskoje lo pudrido kome

He who is too picky eats the rotten.

13 Nov 2026
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