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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 № 415 Ladino
Moz Dieron agua de pozo

They gave us well water. (uncertain, possibly idiomatic)

33 Nov 2026
Refrán № 416 Ladino
Ijos no tengo inyetos me yoran

I have no children, yet grandchildren cry for me.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 417 Ladino
Kedimos ariento las aguas

We remained beside the waters. (uncertain)

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 418 Ladino
La estreya ke le briya

May his star shine (a blessing / wish for good luck).

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 419 Ladino
Esta la tripa en la nariz

The gut is up in the nose (he is fed up, has had enough). (uncertain, idiom)

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 420 Ladino
La estreya ke le kayga

May his star fall (a curse / wish for bad luck).

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 421 Ladino
Ay kayades, ija va naser

Be quiet, a daughter is about to be born. (uncertain)

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 422 Ladino
El es pedo en chini

He is a fart in porcelain (a nobody, worthless). (uncertain, idiom)

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 423 Ladino
Moz izo hadras i baranas

He made us into rags and tatters (ruined us). (uncertain)

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 424 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de dorama

May God protect us from the house and from the "dorama". (uncertain)

29 Nov 2026
Refrán № 425 Ladino
El mokozo se burla del tinyozo

The snotty one mocks the scabby one (the pot calling the kettle black).

30 Nov 2026
Refrán № 426 Ladino
Para el bien se kere sensya i para el mal pasensya

For doing good you need knowledge, and for enduring bad you need patience.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 427 Ladino
Bien ke no se vendio en su tiempo, te vende a ti

Even though he didn't sell out in his own time, he will sell you out. (uncertain)

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 428 Ladino
La ke se alava kon su boka es loka

He who praises himself with his own mouth is a fool.

66 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 429 Ladino
La mujer guadra el sekreto ke no save

A woman keeps the secret she doesn't know.

234 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 430 Ladino
De boka a boka se va fin a Roma

From mouth to mouth, one gets all the way to Rome (by asking, you can find your way anywhere).

105 Nov 2026
Refrán № 431 Ladino
Dos gayos en una kaza no kaven

Two roosters don't fit in one house.

59 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 432 Ladino
El lugar del ombre es la plasa i de la mujer es la kaza

A man's place is the square (marketplace) and a woman's place is the home.

51 1 Nov 2026
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