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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 3
No traves la kuedra muncho ke se aranka Don't pull the rope too hard or it will snap.

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Kada uno en su kaza i El Dio en la de todos

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

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
Tanto grita el ladron ke se espanta el patron

The thief shouts so loudly that the owner gets frightened.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de kaza i de dorama

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

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Dos gayos en una kaza no kaven

Two roosters don't fit in one house.

34 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 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.

36 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
La mujer buena la kaza yena

A good woman fills the house.

29 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
Kada uno es rey en su kaza

Everyone is king in his own home.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
Marido en kaza dolor de keshada

A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
En kada kaza i en kada kashon ay un dolor de korason

In every house and in every drawer there is a heartache.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

22 Nov 2026
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