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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 № 415 Ladino
Mujer ke save Latin,no tiene ni marido ni buena fin

A woman who knows Latin has neither a husband nor a good end.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 416 Ladino
Nada se alkansa sin dolor

Nothing is achieved without pain.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 417 Ladino
Nasen las ijas, pujan los dertes

Daughters are born, troubles sprout.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 418 Ladino
Ni al kantador dile kanta ni al baylador dile bayla

D'ont ask a singer to sing nor a dancer to dance.

39 Nov 2026
Refrán № 419 Ladino
Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor

Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 420 Ladino
Ni del miel ni del puncho

Neither the honey nor the sting.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 421 Ladino
Ni la esfuegra puede ser madre ni la ermuera ija

A mother-in-law can't be a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 422 Ladino
Ni la novya ni la tela no se miran a la kandela

You don't look at a bride nor at a lace in a candlelight.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 423 Ladino
Ni mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor

No Wednesday without sun, no daughter without love.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 424 Ladino
Ni Mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor, ni bivda sin dolor

Neither a Wednesday without sun, nor a daughter without love, nor a widow without pain.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 425 Ladino
Ni novya sin sejas ni boda sin keshas

Neither a bride without eyebrows nor a wedding without complaints.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 426 Ladino
Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo

Neither a bride without a veil nor a wife without jealousy.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 427 Ladino
Ni para en bolsa, ni dulsuria en boka

Neither money in the purse nor sweetness in the mouth.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 428 Ladino
Ni un dedo aze mano, ni una golondrina enverano

One finger doesn't make a hand nor a swallow summer.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 429 Ladino
Ninguno ke no manke de su kaza

No one who is not missing from his own home.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 430 Ladino
No avles mal del dia asta ke no anochese

Don't speak ill of the day until night has fallen.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 431 Ladino
No ay amigo en el mundo mas ke la madre

There is no friend in the world but the mother.

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 432 Ladino
No ay en el mundo amiga komo la madre

There is no friend in the world like a mother.

12 Nov 2026
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