Daily routines

I usually get up at 6:30 am every morning. I take shower at 7:00

o’clock. I get dresses at 7:15 am. I do breakfast at 8:00 o’clock. After
that I brush my teeth. I study English at 9:00 o’clock. I finish to
study English at 11:00 o’clock. I return at home at 11:15 am. I
always have a lunch at 1:00 o’clock. After that I listen to music at
2:00 oclock. I go to work at 3:00 o’clock. I usually play with my dog
at 3:30 pm. I also surf in the internet at 4:00 o’cloock. Then I go with
my family to the mall at 6:00 o’clock. I have dinner at 6:30 pm. After
that I return at home at 7:30 pm. Also I watch tv with my family at
8:00 o’clock. Then I go to bed at 10:00 o’clock. First I go to sleep at
11:15 pm.
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Spanish English

DAILY ROUTINE

despertar to wake someone up

Su madre la despierta a las ocho. Her mother wakes her up at 8 o'clock.

despertarse to wake up
Me despierto muy temprano. 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;

to put in your false teeth
ponerse los dientes postizos

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 / televisión

escuchar el radio to listen to the radio

ver la televisión / tele to watch television / telly

ir al colegio / al trabajo / a la universidad to go to school / work / university / the

/ a la oficina 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?

How often do you go to the cinema?
¿Cada cuánto vas al cine?

Voy al cine una vez / dos veces a la I go to the cinema once / twice a week /
semana / al mes / al año. month / year.

A veces / Nunca voy al teatro. I sometimes / never go to the theatre.

Voy al teatro a menudo. 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 He washes his hair in the morning but she
se lava el pelo por la tarde. washes her hair in the afternoon.