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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 3
No traves la kuedra muncho ke se aranka Don't pull the rope too hard or it will snap.
Refrán № 37 Ladino
Ombre muerto no aze gerra

A dead man makes no war.

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 38 Ladino
Ande ay amor ay dolor

Where there's love there's pain.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 39 Ladino
El Leon se konose de la unya

The lion is known by its claw.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 40 Ladino
En kada kaza i en kada kashon ay un dolor de korason

In every house and in every drawer there is a heartache.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 41 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 42 Ladino
De una roza no se aze korona

A crown is not made from a single rose.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 43 Ladino
No ay mas sodro del ke no kere oyir

There is no one deafer than he who does not want to hear.

20 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 44 Ladino
La mujer baylando el marido yorando

The wife dances while the husband cries.

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 45 Ladino
Boka dulse avre puertas de fierro

A sweet mouth opens iron doors.

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 46 Ladino
Las desgrasias nunka no vienen solas

Disasters never come alone.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 47 Ladino
No le mires la kara, mirale la grasya

When the work talks,words are unnecessary.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 48 Ladino
Riyir kon todos, yorar solos

Laugh with everyone, cry alone.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 49 Ladino
Lo ke ven los ojos, no se olvida el korason

What the eyes see, the heart does not forget.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 50 Ladino
Las ideas son komo pulgas, saltan de uno al otro ma no pikan a todos

Ideas are like fleas: they jump from one person to another, but they don't bite everyone.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 51 Ladino
Mas le das kara, mas demanda

The more you give face (indulge), the more (s)he demands.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 52 Ladino
Lo mio es tuyo i lo tuyo es mio

What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 53 Ladino
Kresen los ijos, pujan las ansias

As the children grow, the worries grow.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 54 Ladino
El ke no oye a su mujerika se trava la orejika

He who doesn't listen to his dear wife gets his little ear pulled.

19 Nov 2026
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