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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 № 379 Ladino
Mal yevando bien esperando

Enduring the bad, hoping for the good.

37 Nov 2026
Refrán № 380 Ladino
Mala la madre, mala la ija, mala la kolcha ke las kuvija

Bad the mother, bad the daughter, bad the quilt that covers them.

42 Nov 2026
Refrán № 381 Ladino
Maldision sin razon torna a su patron

A curse without cause returns to its owner.

41 Nov 2026
Refrán № 382 Ladino
Maldisyon sin razon se va a su patron

A curse without reason goes back to its master.

28 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 383 Ladino
Marido en kaza dolor de keshada

A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 384 Ladino
Marido es dolor de oyido

A husband is an earache.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 385 Ladino
Marido haham i merkader, allegria de la mujer

A husband who is a hakham and a merchant is the joy of the wife.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 386 Ladino
Marido selozo no tiene repozo

A jealous husband has no rest.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 387 Ladino
Mas kome el ojo ke la boka

The eye eats more than the mouth.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 388 Ladino
Mas le das kara, mas demanda

The more you give face (indulge), the more (s)he demands.

33 Nov 2026
Refrán № 389 Ladino
Mas vale etcharse sin senar ke de alevantarse kon devda

Better to go to bed without supper than to get up in debt.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 390 Ladino
Mas vale la piedra del amigo ke de la mansana del enemigo

A stone from a friend is better than an apple from an enemy.

38 Nov 2026
Refrán № 391 Ladino
Mas vale pan kon amor ke gayna kon dolor

Better bread with love than a hen with sorrow.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 392 Ladino
Mas vale poko ke nada

It's better a little than nothing.

41 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 393 Ladino
Mas vale ser ijo de un prove, ke esklavo de un riko

Better to be the son of a poor man than the slave of a rich man.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 394 Ladino
Mas vale ser solo ke mal akompanyado

Better alone than in bad company.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 395 Ladino
Mas vale tadre ke nunka

Better late than never.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 396 Ladino
Mas vale tener onor en la plaza ke paras en la kasha

Better to have honor in the square than money in the chest.

17 Nov 2026
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