Daily Routine Vocabulary
Core Spanish words and expressions for talking about a simple daily routine.
Daily Routine Vocabulary
These common Spanish verbs are useful for talking about your daily routine.
Common daily routine verbs
- despertarse — to wake up
- levantarse — to get up
- ducharse — to take a shower
- lavarse — to wash oneself
- vestirse — to get dressed
- desayunar — to have breakfast
- salir de casa — to leave home
- ir al trabajo / a clase — to go to work / class
- trabajar — to work
- estudiar — to study
- comer — to eat / have lunch
- volver a casa — to return home
- cenar — to have dinner
- acostarse — to go to bed
- dormir — to sleep
Reflexive verbs
Many daily routine verbs are reflexive, such as levantarse, ducharse, and acostarse. See reflexive pronouns for how to use me, te, se, nos, and os.
Present tense
To talk about what you normally do, use the present tense:
- Me levanto a las siete. — I get up at seven.
- Ana desayuna en casa. — Ana has breakfast at home.
- Trabajamos por la mañana. — We work in the morning.
- Mis amigos cenan a las nueve. — My friends have dinner at nine.
- ¿A qué hora te acuestas? — What time do you go to bed?
Review the regular present tense to practice common verb conjugations.
Then see these verbs in context in Un día normal.