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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 № 235 Ladino
Mas vale ser solo ke mal akompanyado

Better alone than in bad company.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 236 Ladino
Si keres ser buena esfuegra i por tu ermuera alavada, ten la bolsa bien avierta i la boka bien serrada

If you want to be a good mother-in-law, praised by your daughter-in-law, keep your purse wide open and your mouth tightly shut.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 237 Ladino
Asegun te ven, ansina te tratan

As they see you, so they treat you.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 238 Ladino
En kada kaza i en kada kashon, ay una dolor de korason

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

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 239 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 240 Ladino
Fue una topadura de kosfuegros

It was a meeting of in-laws.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 241 Ladino
La aluenga no tiene gueso ma rompe gueso

The tongue has no bone, but it breaks bone.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 242 Ladino
No importa las veses ke te kayes, si no las veses ke te levantes

It does not matter how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 243 Ladino
El viejo kere honor, el mansevo kere amor

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

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 244 Ladino
Kon la esperanza todo se alkansa

With hope, everything is achieved.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 245 Ladino
El Dio da muezes al ke no tiene dientes

God gives nuts to the one who has no teeth.

18 Nov 2026
Refrán № 246 Ladino
En espalda de otro, la karga es livyana

On another's back, the load is light.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 247 Ladino
El ke tuvo ambre bivyo i el ke tuvo friyo muryo

He who was hungry lived, and he who was cold died.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 248 Ladino
Las madres suyas en una kuedra enkolgavan el lavado

Their mothers used to hang the washing on the same line.

18 Nov 2026
Refrán № 249 Ladino
El ojo ve, la alma desea

The eye sees, the soul desires.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 250 Ladino
Mas vale ser ijo de un prove, ke esklavo de un riko

Better to be the son of a poor man than the slave of a rich man.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 251 Ladino
Padre guadrador el ijo es gastador

A saving father, a spendthrift son.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 252 Ladino
Tiempo pedrido nunka se topa

Lost time is never found.

10 Nov 2026
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