Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Cada loco con su tema.»
Word for word
Each madman with his own topic.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: To each their own.
A light, affectionate way to say everyone has their own obsession or pet subject.
Hear it in a sentence
Mi hermano colecciona mapas antiguos y yo, sellos: cada loco con su tema.
My brother collects old maps and I collect stamps — to each their own.
More Spanish sayings
- Cada maestrillo tiene su librillo. — Every teacher has their own method.
- Cree el ladrón que todos son de su condición. — A thief thinks everyone steals.
- No hables de la soga en casa del ahorcado. — Don't mention rope in the hanged man's house.
- La sangre tira. — Blood is thicker than water.
- Todo a su tiempo. — Everything in its own time.
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.