Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«A la cama no te irás sin saber una cosa más.»
Word for word
To bed you will not go without knowing one thing more.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: You should learn something new every day.
Said to encourage lifelong learning and curiosity; often told to children or students at the end of the day.
Hear it in a sentence
Hoy aprendí una palabra nueva; a la cama no te irás sin saber una cosa más.
Today I learned a new word; you should learn something new every day.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.