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House, home, daily routine and helping at home
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Describe your home, your daily routine with reflexive verbs, and the chores you do.
Your home
Vivo en una casa (house) / un piso (flat) en las afueras (on the outskirts).
Rooms: la cocina (kitchen), el salón (living room), el dormitorio (bedroom), el cuarto de baño (bathroom), el jardín (garden).
En la planta baja hay... (On the ground floor there is...) Arriba hay... (Upstairs there is...)
Rooms: la cocina (kitchen), el salón (living room), el dormitorio (bedroom), el cuarto de baño (bathroom), el jardín (garden).
En la planta baja hay... (On the ground floor there is...) Arriba hay... (Upstairs there is...)
Daily routine
Reflexive verbs: me despierto (I wake up), me levanto (I get up), me ducho (I shower), me visto (I get dressed), me acuesto (I go to bed).
Stem changes: despierto, visto, acuesto.
Desayuno a las siete y media. Vuelvo a casa a las cuatro.
Stem changes: despierto, visto, acuesto.
Desayuno a las siete y media. Vuelvo a casa a las cuatro.
Helping at home
Pongo la mesa (I lay the table), quito la mesa (I clear the table), lavo los platos (I wash up), hago la cama (I make the bed), paso la aspiradora (I vacuum), saco la basura (I take out the rubbish).
Translate: I get up at seven and I have a shower.
- I get up = me levanto
- at seven = a las siete
- I have a shower = me ducho
Answer: Me levanto a las siete y me ducho.
Rooms: cocina, salón, dormitorio, cuarto de baño. Routine uses reflexive verbs (me levanto, me ducho, me acuesto). Chores: pongo la mesa, lavo los platos, saco la basura.
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