Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Cuentas claras, amistades largas.»
Word for word
Clear accounts, long friendships.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Clear accounts keep friendships long.
Used to advise being transparent about money in relationships or business so that resentment doesn't build up.
Hear it in a sentence
Antes de asociarnos, dejemos todo por escrito: cuentas claras, amistades largas.
Before going into business together, let's put everything in writing: clear accounts keep friendships long.
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.