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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 № 289 Ladino
La aluenga korta mijor de la tijera

The tongue cuts better than scissors.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 290 Ladino
La aluenga no tiene gueso ma rompe gueso

The tongue has no bone, but it breaks bone.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 291 Ladino
La bien kazada es la ke no tiene ni esfuegra ni kunyada

The happily married woman is the one who has neither a mother-in-law nor a sister-in-law.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 292 Ladino
La bolsa yena, presto se aze la sena

When the purse is full, dinner is soon made.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 293 Ladino
La buena mansana se la kome el guzano

The worm eats the good apple.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 294 Ladino
La butika aze kaza, la kaza no aze butika

The shop makes the house; the house does not make the shop.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 295 Ladino
La estreya ke le briya

May his star shine (a blessing / wish for good luck).

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 296 Ladino
La estreya ke le kayga

May his star fall (a curse / wish for bad luck).

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 297 Ladino
La fortuna tiene dos pieses, kon el uno viene i kon el otro se va

Fortune has two feet: with one it comes and with the other it goes.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 298 Ladino
La gana ke tengo de baylar, tienes tu de lavorar

The desire I have to dance, you should have to work.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 299 Ladino
La ida esta en mi mano la vinida no se kuando

The going is in my hand; the coming back, I don't know when.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 300 Ladino
La ija en la fasha, el ashugar en la kasha

The daughter in swaddling clothes, the trousseau in the chest.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 301 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 302 Ladino
La kampana chika no se oye kuando bate la kampana grande

The small bell cannot be heard when the big bell rings.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 303 Ladino
La kandela del prove se derite kontando la moneda del riko

The poor man's candle melts while counting the rich man's money.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 304 Ladino
La kaza es un pozo ke no decha repozo

The house is a well that gives no rest.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 305 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 306 Ladino
La ke amariyo vistyo de su ermozura se trivio

She who dressed in yellow dared (to show) her beauty.

45 1 Nov 2026
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