Daily Routines in Spanish: A Simple Guide

If you want to talk about your daily routines in Spanish, there are some key words and simple rules you should know. This guide will help you share what you do every day.

Important Words for Daily Routines:

1. Action Words (Verbs):

   • Despertarse (to wake up)
   • Levantarse (to get up)
   • Ducharse (to take a shower)
   • Vestirse (to get dressed)
   • Desayunar (to have breakfast)
   • Ir al trabajo (to go to work)
   • Estudiar (to study)
   • Cenar (to have dinner)
   • Acostarse (to go to bed)

2. Time Phrases:

   • Por la mañana (in the morning)
   • Por la tarde (in the afternoon)
   • Por la noche (in the evening)
   • A las ocho (at eight o'clock)
   • Luego (then)
   • Antes de (before)

How to Make Simple Sentences:

In Spanish, sentences are usually easy to make. You just follow this order: subject (who), verb (action), and object (what).

Here are some examples:

• Yo me despierto a las siete. (I wake up at seven.)
• Ellos desayunan por la mañana. (They have breakfast in the morning.)

Asking Questions:

To ask about daily routines, you can use these questions:

• ¿A qué hora te levantas? (What time do you get up?)
• ¿Qué haces por la tarde? (What do you do in the afternoon?)

Saying 'No':

To say something is not true or that you don’t do something, just put "no" before the verb:

• No me gusta estudiar por la noche. (I don’t like to study at night.)
• No desayunamos a las ocho. (We don’t have breakfast at eight.)

Using Hints from Context:

If you hear a new phrase, you can figure out what it means by looking at the words around it. For example, if you hear "Voy al trabajo a las nueve," you can guess it means "I go to work at nine" because you know "trabajo" means work.

Talking with Others:

You can practice talking about your daily activities. Here’s a sample dialogue:

• A: ¿Qué haces por la mañana? (What do you do in the morning?)
• B: Me despierto, me ducho y desayuno. ¿Y tú? (I wake up, take a shower, and have breakfast. And you?)
• A: Yo voy al colegio. (I go to school.)

Writing Short Pieces:

When writing about your daily routine, use words that connect your thoughts. Here’s an example:

"Por la mañana, me despierto a las seis. Después, me ducho y desayuno. A las siete, salgo de casa para ir al colegio. Por la tarde, estudio y juego con mis amigos. Finalmente, ceno a las ocho y me acuesto a las diez."

By learning these words and simple grammar, you'll be ready to talk about your daily routines and have easy conversations in Spanish!