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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.

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
El amor es dolor de kulo ke no desha durmir a dinguno

Love is a pain in the backside that lets no one sleep.

22 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor

Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Ande ay amor ay dolor

Where there's love there's pain.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo

Neither a bride without a veil nor a wife without jealousy.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
Ni la novya ni la tela no se miran a la kandela

You don't look at a bride nor at a lace in a candlelight.

18 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
Si de tu novya izites tu mujer, aze tambien te tu mujer tu novya

If you made your bride your wife, make your wife your bride too.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites

My dear mother, why did you give birth to me?

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
El ke bien te kere te aze yorar

He who loves you well makes you cry (tough love).

11 Nov 2026
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