Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Amor con amor se paga.»
Word for word
Love with love is paid.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Love is repaid with love.
Used to say that affection should be reciprocated. Common when encouraging someone to return kindness or love.
Hear it in a sentence
Amor con amor se paga, así que devuélvele el gesto a tu novia.
Love is repaid with love, so return the gesture to your girlfriend.
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.