Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso sacan a mayo florido y hermoso.»
Word for word
Windy March and rainy April bring out May flowery and beautiful.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Windy March and rainy April bring beautiful May flowers.
Said to explain that the rough weather of early spring leads to the beauty of late spring. It's used to encourage patience through bad weather.
Hear it in a sentence
Marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso sacan a mayo florido y hermoso, así que no te quejes del viento.
Windy March and rainy April bring a flowery, beautiful May, so don't complain about the wind.
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.