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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 2
Sin disiplina no ay milizina There's no medicine without discipline.
Refrán № 55 Ladino
Lo ke ven los ojos, no se olvida el korason

What the eyes see, the heart does not forget.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 56 Ladino
El Leon se konose de la unya

The lion is known by its claw.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 57 Ladino
Las ideas son komo pulgas, saltan de uno al otro ma no pikan a todos

Ideas are like fleas: they jump from one person to another, but they don't bite everyone.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 58 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.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 59 Ladino
El ken del otro aspera ambierto keda

Whoever expects from others stays hungry.

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 60 Ladino
El ken kere lo muncho perye i lo poko

He who wants a lot loses both the much and the little.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 61 Ladino
En kada kaza i en kada kashon ay un dolor de korason

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

12 Nov 2026
Refrán № 62 Ladino
Los anyos ke bivi no los va bivir mas

The years I have lived, I will not live again.

169 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 63 Ladino
A la haragana de noche le viene la gana

The lazy woman feels like working at night.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 64 Ladino
Ande no ay Madre no ay ni Padre

Where there is no mother, there is no father either.

14 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 65 Ladino
Le prometyeron a Rahel, le dyeron a Lea

They promised him Rachel, they gave him Leah.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 66 Ladino
Mas le das kara, mas demanda

The more you give face (indulge), the more (s)he demands.

15 Nov 2026
Refrán № 67 Ladino
Lo mio es tuyo i lo tuyo es mio

What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine.

13 Nov 2026
Refrán № 68 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

14 Nov 2026
Refrán № 69 Ladino
Esta una savor de chupar los dedos

It is a flavor to lick your fingers.

11 Nov 2026
Refrán № 70 Ladino
Kuando el gato no esta baylan los ratones

When the cat is away, the mice dance.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 71 Ladino
Es mijor un pasharo en la mano ke sien bolando

A bird in the hand is better than a hundred flying.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 72 Ladino
Sin disiplina no ay milizina

There's no medicine without discipline.

14 1 Nov 2026
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