Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Contigo, pan y cebolla.»
Word for word
With you, bread and onion.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: With you, bread and onion is a feast.
Said to express that being with a loved one matters more than material comfort or wealth. Common in romantic contexts and among couples, often as a declaration of devotion.
Hear it in a sentence
No me importa que seamos pobres; contigo, pan y cebolla.
I don't care if we're poor; with you, bread and onion is enough.
More Spanish sayings
- El amor todo lo puede. — Love conquers all.
- Más vale saber que haber. — Knowledge is better than wealth.
- Donde hay amor, hay dolor. — Where there is love, there is pain.
- Agua de por mayo, pan para todo el año. — May rain means bread for the whole year.
- Madre no hay más que una. — There's no one like your mother.
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.