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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 № 487 Ladino
Si no saves nadar ke bushkas en el borde del mar

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

45 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 488 Ladino
Si te dan toma si te aharvan fuy

If they give, take; if they beat you, flee.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 489 Ladino
Si te kayes siete vezes, alevantate ocho

If you fall seven times, get up eight.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 490 Ladino
Sin disiplina no ay milizina

There's no medicine without discipline.

44 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 491 Ladino
Sin lavar la kara ya empeso kon sus hohentas

Before washing his face he starts nagging.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 492 Ladino
Sin penar no ay ganar

Without toil there is no gain.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 493 Ladino
Sol i luvya anyos de artura

Sun and rain, years of abundance.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 494 Ladino
Soz riko soz mi tiyo

If you are rich, you are my uncle.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 495 Ladino
Tanto grita el ladron ke se espanta el patron

The thief shouts so loudly that the owner gets frightened.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 496 Ladino
Tengo tres deseos, Komer sin engodrar, Amar sin sufrir i Ganar sin lavorar

I have three wishes: to eat without getting fat, to love without suffering, and to earn without working.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 497 Ladino
Tiempo pedrido nunka se topa

Lost time is never found.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 498 Ladino
Tiene la mano muy avierta

He has a very open hand.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 499 Ladino
Todo lo ganado es para el garon

All the earnings is for the throat.

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 500 Ladino
Todo lo ke briya no es oro

All that glitters is not gold.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 501 Ladino
Todo pasa la mancha keda

Everything passes, the stain remains.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 502 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son uno

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

41 Nov 2026
Refrán № 503 Ladino
Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos

All the fingers of the hand are not the same.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 504 Ladino
Todos los ombres adoran a un solo Dio, ma el ambisiozo de moneda, a dos

All men worship one God, but the one greedy for money worships two.

15 Nov 2026
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