Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Las cosas no son siempre lo que parecen.»
Word for word
Things are not always what they seem.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Things aren't always what they seem.
A widely used phrase to caution someone against taking something at face value. Common in everyday advice and storytelling.
Hear it in a sentence
Las cosas no son siempre lo que parecen; investiga antes de sacar conclusiones.
Things aren't always what they seem; investigate before drawing conclusions.
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.