Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien mucho habla, poco dice.»
Word for word
He who talks a lot, says little.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Big talk, little substance.
Used to dismiss someone who talks excessively but has nothing meaningful to say. It implies that quantity of words doesn't equal quality of content.
Hear it in a sentence
Quien mucho habla, poco dice; no te dejes impresionar por todo lo que presume.
He who talks a lot says little; don't be impressed by everything he brags about.
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.