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: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta. Some are stem-changing: me despierto, me acuesto, me visto.
SpanishEnglish
despertarseto wake up
levantarseto get up
ducharseto have a shower
lavarse los dientesto brush your teeth
vestirseto get dressed
desayunarto have breakfast
salir de casato leave the house
volver a casato go back home
acostarseto go to bed
dormirseto fall asleep
afeitarseto shave
peinarseto comb your hair
tempranoearly
tardelate

Helping at home

Ayudo en casa. = I help at home.
SpanishEnglish
hacer la camato make the bed
poner la mesato lay the table
quitar la mesato clear the table
fregar los platosto wash the dishes
pasar la aspiradorato vacuum
ordenar el dormitorioto tidy the bedroom
sacar la basurato take out the rubbish
plancharto iron
lavar la ropato do the laundry
cocinarto cook
pasear al perroto walk the dog
cuidar a mi hermanoto look after my brother
trabajar en el jardínto work in the garden
limpiarto clean

Clothes

Llevar = to wear: Llevo vaqueros y una sudadera.
SpanishEnglish
la ropaclothes
los pantalonestrousers
la faldaskirt
el vestidodress
la camisashirt
la camisetaT-shirt
el jerseyjumper
la chaquetajacket
el abrigocoat
los zapatosshoes
las zapatillas deportivastrainers
los calcetinessocks
la corbatatie
los vaquerosjeans
la gorracap
la sudaderasweatshirt, hoodie
Worked example

Translate: Every evening I lay the table and my brother washes the dishes.

  1. every evening = todas las tardes / todas las noches
  2. lay the table = poner la mesa: pongo la mesa
  3. washes the dishes = friega los platos (fregar: e to ie)

Answer: Todas las noches pongo la mesa y mi hermano friega los platos.

Key idea

Me despierto, me levanto, me ducho, me visto, me acuesto. Hacer la cama, poner / quitar la mesa, fregar los platos, pasar la aspiradora, sacar la basura, planchar. La falda, el vestido, la camisa, la chaqueta, el abrigo, los zapatos, los vaqueros.

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  1. What does afeitarse mean?

    1. to shave
    2. to get dressed
    3. to go back home
    4. late
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    Answer: to shave

    Afeitarse = to shave.

  2. Which is the Spanish for "to brush your hair"?

    1. acostarse
    2. despertarse
    3. peinarse
    4. lavarse los dientes
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    Answer: peinarse

    To brush your hair = peinarse.

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