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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 № 145 Ladino
El mundo es redondo i ken no save nadar se va al ondo

The world is round, and whoever cannot swim sinks to the bottom.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 146 Ladino
El novyo es muy ermozo, komo el gato enganyozo

The groom is very handsome, like the deceitful cat.

32 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 147 Ladino
El ojo kome mas ke el estomago

The eye eats more than the stomach.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 148 Ladino
El ojo kome mas ke la boka

The eye eats more than the mouth.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 149 Ladino
El ojo ve, la alma desea

The eye sees, the soul desires.

2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 150 Ladino
El ombre es mas fuerte ke la piedra i mas delikado ke la roza

Man is stronger than stone and more delicate than a rose.

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 151 Ladino
El ombre sembra, el ijo fragua i el inyeto se lo goza

The man sows, the son builds, and the grandson enjoys it.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 152 Ladino
El padre kon el ijo komo piedra en aniyo

Father and son are like a stone in a ring.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 153 Ladino
El padre peka, al ijo se le apega

The father sins, and it sticks to the son.

64 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 154 Ladino
El pan de la vizina es una milizina

The neighbor's bread is a medicine.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 155 Ladino
El pan tugerto la lumbre lo enderecha

The fire straightens crooked bread.

29 Nov 2026
Refrán № 156 Ladino
El perro se burla del lovo viejo

The dog mocks the old wolf.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 157 Ladino
El peshe fiele de la kavesa

The fish rots from the head.

51 Nov 2026
Refrán № 158 Ladino
El pueder es kerer

To be able is to want.

2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 159 Ladino
El riyo pasa la arena keda

The river passes, the sand remains.

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 160 Ladino
El sapatero no tiene sapatos

The cobbler has no shoes.

2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 161 Ladino
El savyo es el ke se ambeza una koza de kada persona

The wise one is he who learns something from every person.

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 162 Ladino
El selo no kome el korason, kome los guesos

Jealousy does not eat the heart; it eats the bones.

0 Nov 2026
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