Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que mucho habla, mucho yerra.»
Word for word
He who talks a lot, errs a lot.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Talk too much, and you'll slip up.
Used to warn someone that speaking too much leads to mistakes or saying something they shouldn't. It's a gentle way to advise being more careful with words.
Hear it in a sentence
El que mucho habla, mucho yerra, así que piensa bien antes de opinar en la reunión.
He who talks a lot errs a lot, so think carefully before giving your opinion at the meeting.
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.