Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Ten paciencia y llegarás.»
Word for word
Have patience and you will arrive.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Be patient and you will get there.
An encouraging phrase said to someone working toward a long-term goal, reminding them not to give up.
Hear it in a sentence
Ten paciencia y llegarás; nadie se hace médico en un día.
Be patient and you will get there; nobody becomes a doctor in a day.
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.