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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 № 397 Ladino
No traves la kuedra muncho ke se aranka

Don't pull the rope too hard or it will snap.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 398 Ladino
Al enemigo azelo amigo

Turn the enemy into a friend.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 399 Ladino
El gameo no ve su korkova

The camel doesn't see its own hump.

185 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 400 Ladino
Kara tuerta ventura derecha

Crooked face, straight fortune.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 401 Ladino
A la boka serrada no entra moshka

No fly enters a closed mouth.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 402 Ladino
Despues ke la perdio su valor supo

Only after he lost it did he know its value.

38 Nov 2026
Refrán № 403 Ladino
El Dio aprova a los buenos a padre aresentado da ijo alokado

God tests the good: to a settled father he gives a crazy son.

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 404 Ladino
Hijos no tiene, inyetos le yoran

He has no children, yet grandchildren cry for him.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 405 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos

Each one in his own house, and God in everyone's.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 406 Ladino
El ke da un groshiziko tanye el chufletiko

He who gives a little coin plays the little whistle (he who pays calls the tune).

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 407 Ladino
Ambre i friyo entregan al ombre al enemigo

Hunger and cold deliver a man into the hands of the enemy.

24 Nov 2026
Refrán № 408 Ladino
La madre kon la ija komo piedra en aniyo

Mother and daughter are like a stone in a ring (inseparable, a precious bond).

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 409 Ladino
Estate kon los ke modren i no kon los ke se modrieron

Stay with those who bite, not with those who have been bitten.

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 410 Ladino
Sol i luvya anyos de artura

Sun and rain, years of abundance.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 411 Ladino
Tanto grita el ladron ke se espanta el patron

The thief shouts so loudly that the owner gets frightened.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 412 Ladino
El ke bien te kere te aze yorar

He who loves you well makes you cry (tough love).

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 413 Ladino
Ya Avlo ya lo espajo

Now I've spoken, now I've cleared it up. (uncertain)

35 Nov 2026
Refrán № 414 Ladino
Mal yevando bien esperando

Enduring the bad, hoping for the good.

37 Nov 2026
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