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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 № 451 Ladino
El pan tugerto la lumbre lo enderecha

The fire straightens crooked bread.

29 Nov 2026
Refrán № 452 Ladino
Marido en kaza dolor de keshada

A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 453 Ladino
El ke no oye a su mujerika se trava la orejika

He who doesn't listen to his dear wife gets his little ear pulled.

44 Nov 2026
Refrán № 454 Ladino
Kuando una mujer se le yela el korason, se le sana la kavesa

When a woman's heart freezes, her head gets cured.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 455 Ladino
Komo yo eredi de mis padres i tu vas a eredar de mi

As I inherited from my parents, you will inherit from me.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 456 Ladino
Maldision sin razon torna a su patron

A curse without cause returns to its owner.

41 Nov 2026
Refrán № 457 Ladino
De una roza no se aze korona

A crown is not made from a single rose.

41 Nov 2026
Refrán № 458 Ladino
Lo ke no te agrada no lo agas al denfrente

Don't do to the one in front of you what you don't like yourself.

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 459 Ladino
Un ombre sin amigo es komo la mano derecha sin la siedra

A man without a friend is like the right hand without the left.

38 Nov 2026
Refrán № 460 Ladino
Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo

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

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 461 Ladino
Ombre muerto no aze gerra

A dead man makes no war.

44 Nov 2026
Refrán № 462 Ladino
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre

Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.

40 Nov 2026
Refrán № 463 Ladino
La mujer no es kamiza ke se troka

A woman is not a shirt to be changed.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 464 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.

43 Nov 2026
Refrán № 465 Ladino
Boka dulse avre puertas de fierro

A sweet mouth opens iron doors.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 466 Ladino
El novyo es muy ermozo, komo el gato enganyozo

The groom is very handsome, like the deceitful cat.

33 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 467 Ladino
La agua pasa, el lodo keda

The water goes but the mud stays

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 468 Ladino
Si no saves nadar ke bushkas en el borde del mar

If you can't swim what are you doing at the seaside.

44 1 Nov 2026
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