Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Antes que te cases, mira lo que haces.»
Word for word
Before you marry, look at what you're doing.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Look before you leap.
Used to advise someone to think carefully before making a serious commitment, especially marriage. Common in family advice and cautionary conversations.
Hear it in a sentence
Conoces a esa persona hace solo un mes; antes que te cases, mira lo que haces.
You've only known that person for a month; look before you leap.
More Spanish sayings
- Hombre precavido vale por dos. — A cautious man is worth two.
- El que con lobos anda, a aullar se enseña. — He who keeps company with wolves will learn to howl.
- Quien no arriesga, no gana. — Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- Las apariencias engañan. — Appearances can be deceiving.
- El que avisa no es traidor. — Fair warning is no betrayal.
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 level.