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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
De tu patada veremos hayre

From your kick we will see good.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 506 Ladino
Pishkado i musafires por dos dias, el treser se guelen

Fish and guests for two days, the third day they stink.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 507 Ladino
Una mano lava la otra i las dos lavan la kara

One hand washes the other, and both wash the face.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 508 Ladino
Ken madruga desayuna

He who rises early has breakfast.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 509 Ladino
Kamina kon buenos, te azeras uno de eyos

Walk with the good, and you will become one of them.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 510 Ladino
Nasen las ijas, pujan los dertes

Daughters are born, troubles sprout.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 511 Ladino
Ermuera dolor de muela

A daughter-in-law is a toothache.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 512 Ladino
Arvole tuerto no se enderecha

A crooked tree does not straighten.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 513 Ladino
De la boka tuya ke vaya a los oyidos Del Dio

From your mouth to God's ears.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 514 Ladino
El selo pudre los guesos

Jealousy rots the bones.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 515 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 № 516 Ladino
Al tiempo no teniyamoz nada ama teniyamoz todo, agora tenemoz todo ama no tenemoz nada

In those days we had nothing but we had everything; now we have everything but we have nothing.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 517 Ladino
Ken lazdra en la manseves alkansa la vejes

Whoever toils in youth reaches old age.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 518 Ladino
El eskaso bive prove para murir riko

The miser lives poor to die rich.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 519 Ladino
Laz aldikeras del riko si se vazyan, no pueden inchir laz aldikeras del prove

If the rich man's pockets are emptied, they cannot fill the poor man's pockets.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 520 Ladino
Asegun te ven, ansina te tratan

As they see you, so they treat you.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 521 Ladino
El viejo kere honor, el mansevo kere amor

The old man wants honor, the young man wants love.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 522 Ladino
Kada uno save ande apreta el kalsado

Everyone knows where the shoe pinches.

4 Nov 2026
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