Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien espera, alcanza.»
Word for word
Who waits, reaches.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Those who wait, achieve.
Encourages perseverance and patience, suggesting that those who wait will eventually get what they want. Used as motivation.
Hear it in a sentence
Sigue intentándolo, porque quien espera, alcanza.
Keep trying, because those who wait, achieve.
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.