Vocabulary: daily routine, chores and clothes

Your day from waking up to going to bed, the jobs you do at home and the clothes you wear.

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Daily routine

Reflexive verbs need the right pronoun: je me lève, tu te lèves, il se lève.
FrenchEnglish
se réveillerto wake up
se leverto get up
se laverto have a wash
se doucherto have a shower
se brosser les dentsto brush your teeth
s'habillerto get dressed
prendre le petit déjeunerto have breakfast
quitter la maisonto leave the house
rentrerto go back home
se coucherto go to bed
tôtearly
tardlate
d'habitude (H)usually

Helping at home

Many chores use faire: je fais la vaisselle, j'ai fait le ménage.
FrenchEnglish
faire la vaisselleto do the washing-up
faire le ménageto do the housework
faire la lessiveto do the laundry
faire les coursesto do the shopping
faire la cuisineto cook
faire le litto make the bed
ranger sa chambreto tidy your room
passer l'aspirateurto vacuum
mettre la tableto lay the table
sortir la poubelleto take out the bin
promener le chiento walk the dog
garder un enfantto babysit
faire le jardinageto do the gardening

Clothes

Porter = to wear: Je porte un jean et un pull.
FrenchEnglish
les vêtements (m)clothes
le pantalontrousers
la jupeskirt
la robedress
la chemiseshirt
le pulljumper
la vestejacket
le manteaucoat
les chaussures (f)shoes
les chaussettes (f)socks
la cravatetie
le jeanjeans
la casquettecap
porterto wear
Worked example

Translate: Every evening I lay the table and my brother does the washing-up.

  1. every evening = tous les soirs
  2. lay the table = mettre la table: je mets la table
  3. does the washing-up = fait la vaisselle

Answer: Tous les soirs, je mets la table et mon frère fait la vaisselle.

Key idea

Je me réveille, je me lève, je me douche, je m'habille, je me couche. Faire la vaisselle / le ménage / la lessive / les courses, ranger ma chambre, passer l'aspirateur, mettre la table. Le pantalon, la jupe, la robe, la chemise, la veste, les chaussures.

Key words
je me lève
I get up
je m'habille
I get dressed
faire la vaisselle
to do the washing-up
passer l'aspirateur
to vacuum
mettre la table
to set the table
un pull
a jumper

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  1. What does se réveiller mean?

    1. to get up
    2. to go to bed
    3. to wake up
    4. to leave the house
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    Answer: to wake up

    Se réveiller = to wake up.

  2. Which is the French for "early"?

    1. tard
    2. tôt
    3. se lever
    4. toujours
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    Answer: tôt

    Early = tôt.

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