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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.
Refrán № 109 Ladino
Ande no ay Madre no ay ni Padre

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

21 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 110 Ladino
Le prometyeron a Rahel, le dyeron a Lea

They promised him Rachel, they gave him Leah.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 111 Ladino
Mas le das kara, mas demanda

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

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 112 Ladino
Lo mio es tuyo i lo tuyo es mio

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

20 Nov 2026
Refrán № 113 Ladino
La kaza no save ni riko ni prove

The house knows neither rich nor poor.

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 114 Ladino
Esta una savor de chupar los dedos

It is a flavor to lick your fingers.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 115 Ladino
Kuando el gato no esta baylan los ratones

When the cat is away, the mice dance.

19 Nov 2026
Refrán № 116 Ladino
Es mijor un pasharo en la mano ke sien bolando

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

26 Nov 2026
Refrán № 117 Ladino
Sin disiplina no ay milizina

There's no medicine without discipline.

19 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 118 Ladino
Kon paras los mudos kantan

Money makes mutes sing too.

34 Nov 2026
Refrán № 119 Ladino
Ni la novya ni la tela no se miran a la kandela

You don't look at a bride nor at a lace in a candlelight.

18 Nov 2026
Refrán № 120 Ladino
Alevantar demprano, despertar al mazal

Getting up early to wake up luck.

21 Nov 2026
Refrán № 121 Ladino
No lo yames yerno fista ke tenga el aniyo en el dedo

Do not call him a son in law till he has the ring on his finger.

16 Nov 2026
Refrán № 122 Ladino
El Dio ke moz guadre de vizino malo i de ayre de burako

May God protect us from a bad neiighbour and from a draught.

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 123 Ladino
Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor

Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.

23 Nov 2026
Refrán № 124 Ladino
La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze

A woman makes, a woman destroys.

17 Nov 2026
Refrán № 125 Ladino
Mas vale poko ke nada

It's better a little than nothing.

28 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 126 Ladino
Padre i Madre es una vez

Father and Mother is only once.

39 4 Nov 2026
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