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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 № 379 Ladino
Los amigos se konosen kuando se aparese la difikultad

Friends are known when difficulty appears.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 380 Ladino
Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen

Children are known when their parents grow old.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 381 Ladino
Lo ke es la reyna para el rey, es la mujer para el marido

What the queen is to the king, the wife is to the husband.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 382 Ladino
Kaza kon sol no vijita el doktor

A house with sun is not visited by the doctor.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 383 Ladino
La madre es el sol de la kaza

The mother is the sun of the home.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 384 Ladino
La kandela del prove se derite kontando la moneda del riko

The poor man's candle melts while counting the rich man's money.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 385 Ladino
La ija en la fasha, el ashugar en la kasha

The daughter in swaddling clothes, the trousseau in the chest.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 386 Ladino
Barre la ermuera komo ve la esfuegra

The daughter-in-law sweeps as the mother-in-law sees fit.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 387 Ladino
La ropa suzya se lava en kaza

Dirty laundry is washed at home.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 388 Ladino
Ken vende el sol merka la kandela

He who sells the sun buys the candle.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 389 Ladino
Ken tiene bragas no kamina dizmudo

He who has trousers does not walk about naked.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 390 Ladino
Azno kayado por savyo kontado

A silent donkey is counted as wise.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 391 Ladino
Ijas i joyas no se deshan en manos ajenas

Daughters and jewels are not left in other hands.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 392 Ladino
Desha todo i vate al banyo

Leave everything and go to the bath.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 393 Ladino
El ke atrapa la kola del leon ke tenga kudyado i no solte

Whoever grabs the lion's tail must be careful and not let go.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 394 Ladino
Al riko el gayo le mete guevo ma al prove ni la gayna

The rooster lays an egg for the rich man, but for the poor not even the hen does.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 395 Ladino
Kuando el gato peleya,desha una kara para la paz

When the cat fights, leave one face for peace (leave room to make peace afterwards).

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 396 Ladino
Tengo tres deseos, Komer sin engodrar, Amar sin sufrir i Ganar sin lavorar

I have three wishes: to eat without getting fat, to love without suffering, and to earn without working.

10 Nov 2026
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