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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 № 199 Ladino
El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda

Time is worth more than money.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 200 Ladino
Antes ke te kazes mira lo ke azes

Before you marry, look at what you are doing.

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 201 Ladino
El tiempo kura todo

Time heals everything.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 202 Ladino
El sapatero no tiene sapatos

The cobbler has no shoes.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 203 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 204 Ladino
La butika aze kaza, la kaza no aze butika

The shop makes the house; the house does not make the shop.

6 Nov 2026
Refrán № 205 Ladino
La alma desea lo ke ve el ojo

The soul desires what the eye sees.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 206 Ladino
Poko tura la alegria en la kaza del kumardji

Joy lasts little in the gambler's house.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 207 Ladino
Uno korta la roza, el otro la goza

One cuts the rose, the other enjoys it.

4 Nov 2026
Refrán № 208 Ladino
Kuando te yaman azno, mira ver si tienes kola

When they call you a donkey, check whether you have a tail.

2 Nov 2026
Refrán № 209 Ladino
Poko ke seya, mio ke seya

Be it little, let it be mine.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 210 Ladino
Ken azno nase azno muere

Whoever is born a donkey dies a donkey.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 211 Ladino
No ay amigo en el mundo mas ke la madre

There is no friend in the world but the mother.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 212 Ladino
Kon el chapeo ke tengo digo bonjour

With the hat I have, I say "bonjour".

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 213 Ladino
La muerte no save ni riko ni prove

Death knows neither rich nor poor.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 214 Ladino
Ande ay vida, ay esperansa

Where there is life, there is hope.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 215 Ladino
El diamante briya ma fin al kavo es piedra

The diamond shines, but in the end it is a stone.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 216 Ladino
Tu pan no me arto, tu palavra me kontento

Your bread does not fill me; your word contents me.

12 Nov 2026
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