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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 № 505 Ladino
Alevantar demprano, despertar al mazal

Getting up early to wake up luck.

44 Nov 2026
Refrán № 506 Ladino
No lo yames yerno fista ke tenga el aniyo en el dedo

Do not call him a son in law till he has the ring on his finger.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 507 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de vizino malo i de ayre de burako

May God protect us from a bad neiighbour and from a draught.

43 Nov 2026
Refrán № 508 Ladino
Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor

Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.

44 Nov 2026
Refrán № 509 Ladino
La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze

A woman makes, a woman destroys.

29 Nov 2026
Refrán № 510 Ladino
Mas vale poko ke nada

It's better a little than nothing.

46 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 511 Ladino
Padre i Madre es una vez

Father and Mother is only once.

61 4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 512 Ladino
Las desgrasias nunka no vienen solas

Disasters never come alone.

43 Nov 2026
Refrán № 513 Ladino
El Dio da muez al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the toothless one.

39 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 514 Ladino
Bivas, engrandeskas i kreskas komo un peshiko an aguas freskas

May you live,bring up and grow like the little fish in sweet waters.

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 515 Ladino
Todo lo ganado es para el garon

All the earnings is for the throat.

37 Nov 2026
Refrán № 516 Ladino
Ande ay amor ay dolor

Where there's love there's pain.

41 Nov 2026
Refrán № 517 Ladino
Ni un dedo aze mano, ni una golondrina enverano

One finger doesn't make a hand nor a swallow summer.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 518 Ladino
Sin lavar la kara ya empeso kon sus hohentas

Before washing his face he starts nagging.

33 Nov 2026
Refrán № 519 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

What's money worth when a person isn't well.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 520 Ladino
Dame godrura te dare ermozura

Give me fat and I'll give you beauty.

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 521 Ladino
En la kayida de tu enemigo no te alegres, ke te viene a la kavesa

D'ont be happy with the fall of your enemy,the same could happen to you.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 522 Ladino
El ke bien te kere, en la kara te lo dize

Whoever loves you well,tells it to your face.

32 Nov 2026
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