Phrase · 📜 Proverbs in conversation
Mejor no le cuentes lo del choque: ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
Better not tell her about the crash: what she doesn't know won't hurt her.
C2deciding to keep quietinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Mejor4adverbbetterno4adverbnotleobject pronounherella · 3rd sing. · indirect objectcuentes4verbyou tellcontar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.lodeterminerthe businessel · definitedelprepositionabout thede+elchoque3nouncrashmasc. · sing.:ojos2nouneyesojo · masc. · pl.que1pronounthatno1adverbnotven1verbseever · present · 3rd pl.,corazón1nounheartmasc. · sing.que1pronounthatno1adverbnotsiente1verbfeelssentir · present · 3rd sing..
- ojos → siente: frozen proverb
- ojos → ven: ven agrees with ojos (pl.)
- corazón → siente: siente agrees with corazón (sg.)
- Mejor → cuentes: mejor no + subjunctive
Word for word: “…eyes that don't see, a heart that doesn't feel.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente = what you don't know can't hurt you (lit. eyes that don't see, a heart that doesn't feel).
- 2Natural and common; often said half-jokingly to justify keeping something quiet.
- 3choque = car crash in Latin America; Spain says golpe or accidente.
- 4Mejor no + subjunctive = better not: short for es mejor que no… Subjunctive: value judgements and impersonal expressions →
Variations
- Mejor no le digas nada del choque: ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
- No le cuentes lo del choque; ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
- Mejor no le cuentes lo del choque, que se va a preocupar.