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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 2
Sin disiplina no ay milizina There's no medicine without discipline.

7 proverbs in Money

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Kon paras los mudos kantan

Money makes mutes sing too.

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre

Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

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

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
Para ke se vaya al fregon, ke se vaya al garon

Rather than let it go to the pest, let it go to the lad/man.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
Para dizir todo a la kara, se kere boka emprestada

To say everything to someone's face, you need a borrowed mouth.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
Todo lo ganado es para el garon

All the earnings is for the throat.

11 Nov 2026
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