Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«No hay dos sin tres.»
Word for word
There is no two without three.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Things come in threes.
Once something has happened twice, expect a third time — good news or bad.
Hear it in a sentence
Ya ganó dos premios este año; no hay dos sin tres.
She has already won two awards this year — things come in threes.
More Spanish sayings
- Gato escaldado del agua fría huye. — Once bitten, twice shy.
- Cuando menos te lo esperas, salta la liebre. — Opportunity comes when you least expect it.
- A la tercera va la vencida. — Third time's the charm.
- Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena. — Better late than never when the outcome is good.
- Quien hace un cesto, hace ciento. — Do it once and you'll do it again.
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 level.