locos y niños dicen la verdad

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlokos i ˌniɲos ˌdiθen la beɾˈdad/ [ˌlo.kos i ˌni.ɲoz ˌð̞i.θẽn la β̞eɾˈð̞að̞] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˌlokos i ˌniɲos ˌdisen la beɾˈdad/ [ˌlo.kos i ˌni.ɲoz ˌð̞i.sẽn la β̞eɾˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: lo‧cos y ni‧ños di‧cen la ver‧dad

Phrase

locos y niños dicen la verdad

  1. (idiomatic) Crazy people and children tell the truth, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things. Compare both in vino veritas and out of the mouths of babes.