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DAILY ROUTINE
despertarse to wake up
Me despierto muy temprano. I wake up very early.
levantarse to get up
ir a casa to go home
acostarse to go to bed
*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".
Voy al cine una vez / dos veces a la semana I go to the cinema once / twice a week /
/ al mes / al año. month / year.
¿Cuánto tardas en llegar al trabajo? How long does it take you to get to work?
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).
Él se lava el pelo por la mañana pero ella se He washes his hair in the morning but she
lava el pelo por la tarde. washes her hair in the afternoon.
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