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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 № 253 Ladino
El ke emprestado viste lo dezmudan en medyo la kaleja

He who wears borrowed clothes gets stripped in the middle of the street.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 254 Ladino
Asukar en la boka no ayuda si tu korason es amargo

Sugar in the mouth does not help if your heart is bitter.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 255 Ladino
Eskucha a los viejos, saven dar buen konsejo

Listen to the old; they know how to give good advice.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 256 Ladino
Kon dizir fuego no se kema la boka

Saying "fire" does not burn the mouth.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 257 Ladino
Al tiempo no teniyamoz nada ama teniyamoz todo, agora tenemoz todo ama no tenemoz nada

In those days we had nothing but we had everything; now we have everything but we have nothing.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 258 Ladino
Kuando el ambre entra por la puerta, el amor sale por la ventana

When hunger comes in through the door, love goes out through the window.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 259 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 260 Ladino
Le prometieron a Rachel le dieron a Lea

They promised him Rachel, they gave him Leah.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 261 Ladino
No se inche ni una kashkara de alviana

Not even a pea pod gets filled.

6 Nov 2026
Refrán № 262 Ladino
Tu kara i mi kulo son primos ermanos

Your face and my backside are first cousins.

8 Nov 2026
Refrán № 263 Ladino
Kaza mueva vida mueva

New house, new life.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 264 Ladino
Etcha un pedaso de pan en la mar, algun dia lo toparas

Throw a piece of bread into the sea; someday you will find it.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 265 Ladino
Un pan en el sesto ni arto ni ambierto

One loaf in the basket: neither full nor hungry.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 266 Ladino
Ken lazdra en la manseves alkansa la vejes

Whoever toils in youth reaches old age.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 267 Ladino
Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor

Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 268 Ladino
Al riko, kon salud i kon vida. Al prove de ande te vino

To the rich man, "with health and life"; to the poor man, "where did it come to you from?"

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 269 Ladino
Vender espejos en el kazal de siegos

Selling mirrors in the village of the blind.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 270 Ladino
Kon soplar no se amata el fuego

Blowing does not put out the fire.

13 Nov 2026
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