Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.»
Word for word
God helps the one who rises early.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The early bird catches the worm.
Used to praise getting up or starting early — the Spanish way of saying effort put in ahead of everyone else gets rewarded.
Hear it in a sentence
Salí a las seis y encontré las mejores ofertas del mercado: a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.
I left at six and found the best deals at the market — the early bird catches the worm.
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.