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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 № 469 Ladino
Pleto entre marido i mujer, la kolcha deve de venser

In a quarrel between husband and wife, the bedspread must win.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 470 Ladino
Poko ke seya, mio ke seya

Be it little, let it be mine.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 471 Ladino
Poko saver, poko mal tener

The less you know, the less trouble you have.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 472 Ladino
Poko tura la alegria en la kaza del kumardji

Joy lasts little in the gambler's house.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 473 Ladino
Riyir kon todos, yorar solos

Laugh with everyone, cry alone.

44 Nov 2026
Refrán № 474 Ladino
Sako vaziyo no keda en pies

An empty sack does not stand upright.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 475 Ladino
Sekreto entre dos es sekreto Del Dio,Sekreto entre tres es sekreto de todos

A secret between two is God's secret; a secret between three is everyone's secret.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 476 Ladino
Shavdo en la meza Salado en la kavesa

Bland at the table, salty in the head.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 477 Ladino
Si azes bueno, tu enemigo se aze tu amigo

If you do good, your enemy becomes your friend.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 478 Ladino
Si de tu novya izites tu mujer, aze tambien te tu mujer tu novya

If you made your bride your wife, make your wife your bride too.

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 479 Ladino
Si el emprestimo era bueno, el rey emprestava a su mujer

If lending were good, the king would lend his wife.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 480 Ladino
Si keres ser buena esfuegra i por tu ermuera alavada, ten la bolsa bien avierta i la boka bien serrada

If you want to be a good mother-in-law, praised by your daughter-in-law, keep your purse wide open and your mouth tightly shut.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 481 Ladino
Si mi padre no me kaza le komo la kaza

If my father doesn't marry me off, I'll eat up the house.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 482 Ladino
Si mi Vava teniya barva iva ser mi Papu

If my grandmother had a beard, she would be my grandfather.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 483 Ladino
Si Moshe Muryo, Adonay kedo

If Moses died, God remained (people are mortal; God endures).

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 484 Ladino
Si no ay en la boka ke ayga en la bolsa

If there is nothing in the mouth, let there be something in the pocket.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 485 Ladino
Si no ay kalor en el nido lo bushka afuera el marido

If there is no warmth in the nest, the husband looks for it outside.

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 486 Ladino
Si no ay pasensya no ay erensya

If there is no patience, there is no inheritance.

44 Nov 2026
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