Spanish Phrases: Talking about your daily routine
Here are
some useful words and phrases for talking about your daily routine: waking up,
getting ready for school or work, cleaning the house and other lovely household
chores...
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me levanto...
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I get
up...
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...a las ocho/nueve
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...at
eight/nine
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...a las siete y media
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...at
seven thirty
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...temprano/tarde
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...early/late
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me ducho (especially Spain, Cuba)
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I have a
shower
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me baño1 (Latin America)
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I have a
shower/bath
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desayuno
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I have
breakfast
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desayuno cereales
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I have
cereal for breakfast
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me visto
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I get
dressed
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me pongo la ropa
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I put my
clothes on
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me preparo para la escuela/el trabajo
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I get
ready for school/work
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voy (a la escuela) en autobús2
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I get
the bus (to school)
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tomo el metro
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I catch
the metro (=subway/underground)
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llego a la escuela/oficina a las nueve
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I get to
school/to the office at 9 o'clock
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como a las doce/a la una
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I have
lunch at twelve/one o'clock
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llego a mi casa a las cinco de la tarde
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I get
home at five in the evening
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hago mi tarea3
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I do my
homework
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preparo la cena
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I get
dinner/supper ready
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ceno/cenamos
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I/we
have dinner
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ayudo a mis papás
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I help
my mum and dad
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veo la tele/las noticias
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I watch
TV/the news
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me relajo
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I relax
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salgo con mis amigos
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I go out
with my friends
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me acuesto
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I go to
bed
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1. In
Spain, me baño would generally
mean "I have a bath". In Latin America, you could specifically
distinguish with tomo un baño de tina (I have a bath) andme doy un regaderazo (I have a shower).
2. This is
the most general word for "bus", but various Spanish-speaking
countries also have more specific words.
3. You can
also say hago la tarea.
How often...?
Of course,
you shower every day, right? But for those things that you do less often (on an
unrelated matter, see the "housework" section below), here are some
useful phrases for expressing "how often":
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cada día
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every
day
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cada semana
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every
week
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dos/tres veces a la semana
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two/three
times a week
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de vez en cuando
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from
time to time
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(muy) seguido
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(very)
often
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con mucha frecuencia
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very
often
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muchas veces
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very
often, more often than not
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rara vez
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seldom,
just occasionally
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Housework
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hago el quehacer
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I do the
housework
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limpio...
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I
clean...
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lavo...
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I
wash...
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arreglo...
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I
tidy...
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quito el polvo de...
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I
dust...
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paso la aspiradora en...
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I
hoover/vacuum...
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...la casa
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...the
house
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...los muebles
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...the
furniture
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...el piso
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...the
floor
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...la alfombra
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...the
carpet
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...la cocina
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...the
kitchen
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...la sala
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...the
sitting room
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...la escalera
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...the
stairs
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...mi cuarto
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...my
bedroom
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lavo/friego los platos
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I do the
washing up
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lavo la/mi ropa
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I do
the/my washing
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plancho mi ropa
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I iron
my clothes
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hago mi cama
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I make
my bed
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hago jardinería
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I do the
gardening
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voy a la compra/al supermercado
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I go
shopping/to the supermarket
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