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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 № 307 Ladino
La ke se alava kon su boka es loka

He who praises himself with his own mouth is a fool.

66 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 308 Ladino
La Kriyatura kayendo krese

The child grows by falling.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 309 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 310 Ladino
La madre es el fondamiento del nido

The mother is the foundation of the nest.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 311 Ladino
La madre es el sol de la kaza

The mother is the sun of the home.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 312 Ladino
La madre kon la ija komo piedra en aniyo

Mother and daughter are like a stone in a ring (inseparable, a precious bond).

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 313 Ladino
La madre mokoza alava a su ija la tinyoza

The snotty mother praises her scabby daughter.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 314 Ladino
La mansana el mal sana

The apple heals illness.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 315 Ladino
La mansevez es una ves i solo el ke la goza save lo ke es

Youth comes once, and only he who enjoys it knows what it is.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 316 Ladino
La mansevez es una vez ken la perye loko es

Youth comes once; whoever wastes it is a fool.

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 317 Ladino
La mentira tiene piezes kurtos

Lies have short legs.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 318 Ladino
La miel no se izo para la boka del azno

Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 319 Ladino
La moneda tapa la korkova

Money covers the hump.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 320 Ladino
La muerte no save ni riko ni prove

Death knows neither rich nor poor.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 321 Ladino
La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze

A woman makes, a woman destroys.

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 322 Ladino
La mujer baylando el marido yorando

The wife dances while the husband cries.

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 323 Ladino
La mujer buena la kaza yena

A good woman fills the house.

46 Nov 2026
Refrán № 324 Ladino
La mujer destruyedera vazya del marido la aldikera

A wasteful wife empties her husband's pocket.

23 Nov 2026
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