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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 4
Ken oye a la djente se kita de la mujer Whoever listens to people ends up leaving his wife.
Refrán № 73 Ladino
Ken mete kara toma marido i kaza, ken no, keda en kaza

Whoever dares gets a husband and a home; whoever doesn't, stays at home (fortune favors the bold).

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 74 Ladino
Ken no gusto amargura no puede apresiar lo dulse

Whoever has not tasted bitterness cannot appreciate sweetness.

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 75 Ladino
Ken oye a la djente se kita de la mujer

Whoever listens to people ends up leaving his wife.

37 Nov 2026
Refrán № 76 Ladino
Komo yo eredi de mis padres i tu vas a eredar de mi

As I inherited from my parents, you will inherit from me.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 77 Ladino
Kon paras los mudos kantan

Money makes mutes sing too.

50 Nov 2026
Refrán № 78 Ladino
Kresen los ijos, pujan las ansias

As the children grow, the worries grow.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 79 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

What's money worth when a person isn't well.

38 Nov 2026
Refrán № 80 Ladino
Kuando ase luvia yoran los sielos i riye la tierra

When it rains, the skies weep and the earth laughs.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 81 Ladino
Kuando el gato no esta baylan los ratones

When the cat is away, the mice dance.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 82 Ladino
Kuando los echos avlan, las palavras sovran

When the work talks,words are unnecessary.

50 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 83 Ladino
Kuando ombre i mujer kazan se eskapa su romansa i sus istorya empesa

When a man and a woman marry, their romance ends and their (real) story begins.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 84 Ladino
Kuando una mujer se le yela el korason, se le sana la kavesa

When a woman's heart freezes, her head gets cured.

33 Nov 2026
Refrán № 85 Ladino
Kuento de kaza no sale a la plasa

Household matters don't go out to the square (don't air your dirty laundry).

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 86 Ladino
La agua pasa, el lodo keda

The water goes but the mud stays

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 87 Ladino
La estreya ke le briya

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

30 Nov 2026
Refrán № 88 Ladino
La estreya ke le kayga

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

25 Nov 2026
Refrán № 89 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 90 Ladino
La ke amariyo vistyo de su ermozura se trivio

She who dressed in yellow dared (to show) her beauty.

49 1 Nov 2026
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