Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El dinero llama al dinero.»
¿Cómo se dice «El dinero llama al dinero» en inglés? Money attracts money.
Word for word
Money calls to money.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Money attracts money.
Used to observe that those who already have money find it easier to make more, often with resignation or irony.
Learning Spanish? Get one saying like this every morning, next to real news written at your level.
Hear it in a sentence
Los ricos se hacen más ricos porque el dinero llama al dinero.
The rich get richer because money attracts money.
More Spanish sayings
- Vivir para ver. — You live and learn.
- El que nace para maceta, del corredor no pasa. — You can't escape your destiny.
- Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. — Easier said than done.
- Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes. — Luck comes to those who can't use it.
- Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar. — Those who love you will sometimes make you cry.
More: Spanish sayings about money and work
Test your Spanish
- Free Spanish level test — find your CEFR level in about two minutes
- Por vs para quiz — with an explanation for every answer
- Learn Spanish by reading the news — guide
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.