Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El pez por la boca muere.»
Word for word
The fish dies by its mouth.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Loose lips sink ships.
Used to warn that talking too much can cause problems. Common when someone reveals information they should have kept secret.
Hear it in a sentence
El pez por la boca muere; por hablar de más, perdió la oportunidad.
Loose lips sink ships; by talking too much, he lost the opportunity.
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.