Daily Routines
me levanto... | - | I get up... |
...a las ocho/nueve | - | ...at eight/nine |
...a las siete y media | - | ...at seven thirty |
...temprano/tarde | - | ...early/late |
me ducho (especially Spain, Cuba) | - | I have a shower |
me baño1 (Latin America) | - | I have a shower/bath |
desayuno | - | I have breakfast |
desayuno cereales | - | I have cereal for breakfast |
me visto | - | I get dressed |
me pongo la ropa | - | I put my clothes on |
me preparo para la escuela/el trabajo | - | I get ready for school/work |
voy (a la escuela) en autobús2 | - | I get the bus (to school) |
tomo el metro | - | I catch the metro (=subway/underground) |
llego a la escuela/oficina a las nueve | - | I get to school/to the office at 9 o'clock |
como a las doce/a la una | - | I have lunch at twelve/one o'clock |
llego a mi casa a las cinco de la tarde | - | I get home at five in the evening |
hago mi tarea3 | - | I do my homework |
preparo la cena | - | I get dinner/supper ready |
ceno/cenamos | - | I/we have dinner |
ayudo a mis papás | - | I help my mum and dad |
veo la tele/las noticias | - | I watch TV/the news |
me relajo | - | I relax |
salgo con mis amigos | - | I go out with my friends |
me acuesto | - | I go to bed |
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) and me 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":
cada día | - | every day |
cada semana | - | every week |
dos/tres veces a la semana | - | two/three times a week |
de vez en cuando | - | from time to time |
(muy) seguido | - | (very) often |
con mucha frecuencia | - | very often |
muchas veces | - | very often, more often than not |
rara vez | - | seldom, just occasionally |
Housework
hago el quehacer | - | I do the housework |
limpio... | - | I clean... |
lavo... | - | I wash... |
arreglo... | - | I tidy... |
quito el polvo de... | - | I dust... |
paso la aspiradora en... | - | I hoover/vacuum... |
...la casa | - | ...the house |
...los muebles | - | ...the furniture |
...el piso | - | ...the floor |
...la alfombra | - | ...the carpet |
...la cocina | - | ...the kitchen |
...la sala | - | ...the sitting room |
...la escalera | - | ...the stairs |
...mi cuarto | - | ...my bedroom |
lavo/friego los platos | - | I do the washing up |
lavo la/mi ropa | - | I do the/my washing |
plancho mi ropa | - | I iron my clothes |
hago mi cama | - | I make my bed |
hago jardinería | - | I do the gardening |
voy a la compra/al supermercado | - | I go shopping/to the supermarket |