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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 № 217 Ladino
Los vizinos son mas ke parientes i mas ke primos

Neighbors are more than relatives and more than cousins.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 218 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.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 219 Ladino
El ke bate la puerta resive repuesta

He who knocks on the door gets an answer.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 220 Ladino
El ke korre se kaye

He who runs falls.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 221 Ladino
Lo izo el echo komo su kara

He did the deed just like his face.

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 222 Ladino
De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado

From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.

6 Nov 2026
Refrán № 223 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i el Dio en las todas

Each one in his own house, and God in all of them.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 224 Ladino
No te burles del d'enfrente, ke te viene a la kavesa

Do not mock the one across from you, for it will come to your head.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 225 Ladino
Tiene la mano muy avierta

He has a very open hand.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 226 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 227 Ladino
Ken tiene kaza de vidro no echa piedra al vizino

Whoever has a glass house does not throw stones at the neighbor.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 228 Ladino
Lagrimas de mujer valen muncho i kostan poko

A woman's tears are worth a lot and cost little.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 229 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

6 Nov 2026
Refrán № 230 Ladino
Todos los ombres adoran a un solo Dio, ma el ambisiozo de moneda, a dos

All men worship one God, but the one greedy for money worships two.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 231 Ladino
Kada persona ke perkure de ser djusto i ke no kavze a ninguno danyo i dezgusto

Every person who strives to be just and not to cause anyone harm or displeasure.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 232 Ladino
Al marido komo lo auzates al ijo komo lo kriates

You get the husband as you accustom him, the son as you raise him.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 233 Ladino
Al azno metele semer de oro, no troka siempre keda azno

Put a golden pack-saddle on a donkey; it does not change, it always stays a donkey.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 234 Ladino
Es bueno tomar bendisyon de padre i de madre

It is good to receive the blessing of father and mother.

9 Nov 2026
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