a nadie le amarga un dulce

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “a sweet is not bitter to anyone”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /a ˌnadje le aˌmaɾɡa un ˈdulθe/ [a ˌna.ð̞je le aˌmaɾ.ɣ̞a ũn̪ ˈd̪ul̟.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /a ˌnadje le aˌmaɾɡa un ˈdulse/ [a ˌna.ð̞je le aˌmaɾ.ɣ̞a ũn̪ ˈd̪ul.se]
• Syllabification: a na‧die le a‧mar‧ga un dul‧ce

Proverb

a nadie le amarga un dulce

1. something is better than nothing

Further reading

• “a nadie le amarga un dulce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28