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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.

10 proverbs in Money

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
Kon paras los mudos kantan

Money makes mutes sing too.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
Kualo vale la moneda kuando la persona no esta buena

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

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites

My dear mother, why did you give birth to me?

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre

Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
Moneda se gana kon moneda

Money is earned with money.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
Para dizir todo a la kara, se kere boka emprestada

To say everything to someone's face, you need a borrowed mouth.

18 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 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.

9 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
Para ke se vaya al fregon, ke se vaya al garon

Rather than let it go to the pest, let it go to the lad/man.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
Todo lo ganado es para el garon

All the earnings is for the throat.

20 Nov 2026
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