Daily Routines

DAILY ROUTINES

 Everydawe all have a set of routines that we automatically do. Here you will find a great list of daily routines translated into Spanish. You will also find images related to the words or phrases that will assist you in the learning and memorizing process.

             

I		You
I wake up me despierto		you wake up te despiertas
I get up me levanto		you get up te levantas
I make coffee hago café		you make coffee haces café
I have a coffee tomo café		you have a coffee tomas café
I have a shower me ducho		you have a shower te duchas
I wash my hair me lavo el pelo		you wash your hair te lavas el pelo
I brush my teeth me lavo los dientes		you brush your teeth te lavas los dientes

	I comb my hair me peino		you comb your hair te peinas
	I shave me afeito		you shave te afeitas
	I get dressed me visto		you get dressed te vistes
	I leave the house salgo de casa		you leave the house sales de casa
	I study estudio		you study estudias
	I come back home vuelvo a casa		you come back home vuelves a casa
	I have lunch almuerzo/como		you have lunch almuerzas/comes
	I watch TV veo la tele		you watch TV ves la tele
	I work on the computer trabajo en el ordenador		you work on the computer trabajas en el ordenador
	I have dinner ceno		you have dinner cenas
	I go to bed me voy a la cama/me acuesto		you go to bed te vas a la cama/te acuestas
	I fall asleep me duermo		you fall asleep te duermes
	I dream sueño		you dream sueñas

 

Introduction
This month's Word of the Month has a list of common verbs which are used to talk about daily routines and some help with the present tense so that you can talk and ask about what you do.

Spanish	English
DAILY ROUTINE
despertar Su madre la despierta a las ocho.	to wake someone up Her mother wakes her up at 8 o'clock.
despertarse Me despierto muy temprano.	to wake up I wake up very early.
levantarse	to get up
hacer la cama	to make the bed
vestirse	to get dressed
preparase	to get ready
ducharse	to have a shower
bañarse	to have a bath
lavarse	to have a wash
lavarse los dientes	to clean your teeth
cepillarse los dientes	to brush your teeth
lavarse el pelo / la cabeza	to wash your hair
secarse el pelo	to dry your hair
cepillarse el pelo	to brush your hair
peinarse	to comb your hair
secarse las manos	to dry your hands
afeitarse	to have a shave
limpiarse los zapatos	to clean your shoes
maquillarse / pintarse	to put on makeup
ponerse las lentillas	to put in your contact lenses
ponerse la dentadura postiza; ponerse los dientes postizos	to put in your false teeth
desayunar / tomar el desayuno	to have breakfast
almorzar / comer	to have lunch
cenar	to have dinner
hacer la comida	to cook lunch, to get lunch ready
dar de comer al gato / perro	to feed the cat / dog
regar las plantas	to water the plants
poner la radio / televisión	to switch on the radio / television
escuchar el radio	to listen to the radio
ver la televisión / tele	to watch television / telly
ir al colegio / al trabajo / a la universidad / a la oficina	to go to school / work / university / the office
tomar / coger* el autobús / tren	to catch the bus / train
empezar a trabajar / entrar a trabajar	to start work
llegar a casa	to get home (from work)
ir a casa	to go home
desvestirse / desnudarse	to get undressed
acostarse	to go to bed
poner el despertador	to set the alarm clock
tomarse un descanso / echarse una siesta	to have a rest
dormirse	to fall asleep
quedarse dormido	to oversleep
pasar la noche en vela	to have a sleepless night
tener insomnio / sufrir de insomnio	to suffer from insomnia

*Note: Be very careful with these two verbs depending on which Spanish speaking country you are in.
In Spain, it is very common to use the verb "coger".
However, this has a completely different, sexual meaning in certain South American countries. So, if you are in South America, it's safer to use "tomar".

DAILY ROUTINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
¿A qué hora te levantas?	What time do you get up?
¿Con qué frecuencia vas al cine? ¿Cada cuánto vas al cine?	How often do you go to the cinema?
Voy al cine una vez / dos veces a la semana / al mes / al año.	I go to the cinema once / twice a week / month / year.
A veces / Nunca voy al teatro. Voy al teatro a menudo.	I sometimes / never go to the theatre. I often go to the theatre.
¿Cuánto tardas en llegar al trabajo?	How long does it take you to get to work?
¿Dónde vives?	Where do you live?
¿Cuánto café bebes?	How much coffee do you drink?
¿Qué sueles desayunar?	What do you usually have for breakfast?
¿Cómo llegas al colegio?	How do you get to school?
¿A qué hora te acuestas?	What time do you go to bed?

A NOTE ON REFLEXIVE VERBS

A lot of these verbs are reflexive e.g. to wash my hair = lavarse el pelo.
In English, the verb does not change but the possessive adjective before hair changes to reflect who is doing the action.
In Spanish, the verb is reflexive and changes to reflect who is doing the action.
Note: normally in Spanish, it is not normally necessary to use the subject pronoun (Yo, Tú, Él, Ella, Nosotros, Vosotros, Ellos, Ellas). However, if you need to distinguish between a girl and a boy then it is possible to include it (see below).

Me lavo el pelo.	I wash my hair.
Te lavas el pelo.	You wash your hair.
Se lava el pelo	He washes his hair.
Se lava el pelo.	She washes her hair.
Nos lavamos el pelo.	We wash our hair.
Os laváis el pelo.	You wash your hair.
Se lavan el pelo.	They wash their hair.
Él se lava el pelo por la mañana pero ella se lava el pelo por la tarde.	He washes his hair in the morning but she washes her hair in the afternoon.

 

 

 

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