Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que a buen padre tiene, buen hijo será.»
Word for word
He who has a good father, a good son will be.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: A good parent raises a good child.
Used to praise good parenting and its results. Often said when a child behaves well or succeeds.
Hear it in a sentence
El que a buen padre tiene, buen hijo será; mira qué educado es el niño.
He who has a good father will be a good son; look how polite the boy is.
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.