Daily Routine in Spanish: Vocabulary including Reflexive Verbs

The Spanish verbs to describe daily routines are often reflexive verbs. The reflexive verbs can be a bit confusing; but since we all talk about our daily routines, it’s essential to learn these verbs. Once you get the hang of it, it will just come naturally, and your ability to speak Spanish will increase dramatically! Don’t worry, a lot of verbs to describe daily activities are non-reflexive verbs as well.

First, let’s look at a list of common verbs to describe daily routine in Spanish.

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Spanish Verbs for Daily Routines (Infinitive form)

These are very useful verbs to talk about your daily routines in Spanish. Here you’ll see the verbs in the infinitive form. We’ve tried to think of all the everyday activities from the morning routine in Spanish to evening routine.

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• Despertarse (to wake up)

• Levantarse (to get up)

• Hacer la cama (to make a bed)

• Desayunar (to have breakfast)

• Tomar un café (to have coffee)

• Ir al baño (to go to the bathroom)

• Bañarse (to take a shower/bath)

• Secarse el pelo (to dry my hair)

• Lavarse la cara (to wash my face)

• Cepillarse los dientes (to brush my teeth)

• Peinarse (to comb my hair)

• Maquillarse (to put on make-up)

• Afeitarse (to shave)

• Vestirse (to dress myself / to get dressed)

• Ponerse los zapatos (to put my shoes on)

• Salir de casa (to leave home)

• Ir al trabajo (to go to work)

• Ir a la escuela / universidad (to go to school / the university)

• Ir a la clase (to go to the class)

• Llegar al trabajo (to arrive at work)

• Empezar a trabajar (to start working)

• Trabajar (to work)

• Estudiar (to study)

• Almorzar (to eat lunch – mid-morning)

• Comer (to eat / have lunch – in the afternoon)

• Tomar un descanso (to take a break)

• Salir del trabajo (to leave work)

• Ir a casa (to go home)

• Llegar a casa (to get home)

• Hacer la cena (to make dinner/supper)

• Cocinar (to cook)

• Poner la mesa (to set the table)

• Cenar (to eat dinner/supper)

• Limpiar la cocina (to clean the kitchen)

• Lavar ropa (to wash cloth)

• Ver tele (to watch TV)

• Escuchar música (to listen to music)

• Hacer ejercicio (to do some exercise)

• Publicar unas fotos en Facebook (to post some pictures on Facebook)

• Platicar por teléfono (Latin America) / Hablar por teléfono (Spain) (to talk on the phone)

• Escribir un email / correo electrónico (to write an email)

• Leer un email / correo electrónico (to read an email)

• Mandar un mensaje (to send a message) 

• Hacer la tarea / los deberes (to do homework)

• Leer un libro (to read a book)

• Aburrirse (to get bored)

• Acordarse (to remember)

• Quitarse la ropa (to take my cloth off)

• Ponerse la pijama (Latin America) / Ponerse el pijama (Spain) (Put on pajamas)

• Acostarse (to lie down / to go to bed)

• Dormirse (to fall asleep)

• Dormir (to sleep)

• Soñar (to dream)

• Descansar (to get rest)

My Daily Routine in Spanish – Mi Rutina Diaria

Now, the phrases below are all in the Yo (I) form since you’ll be talking about your own daily routine in Spanish most often than other people’s. If we’ve missed any of your favorite daily activities, please let us know!

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Me despierto. (I wake up.)

Me levanto. (I get up.)

Hago la cama. (I make a bed.)

Desayuno. (I have breakfast.)

Tomo un café. (I have coffee.)

Voy al baño. (I go to the bathroom.)

Me baño. (I take a shower/bath.)

Me seco el pelo. (I dry my hair.)

Me lavo la cara. (I wash my face.)

Me cepillo los dientes. (I brush my teeth.)

Me peino. (I comb my hair.)

Me maquillo. (I put on make-up.)

Me afeito. (I shave.)

Me visto. (I dress myself / I get dressed.)

Me pongo los zapatos. (I put my shoes on.)

Salgo de casa. (I leave home.)

Voy al trabajo. (I go to work.)

Voy a la escuela / universidad. (I go to school / the university.)

Voy a la clase. (I go to the class).

Llego al trabajo. (I arrive at work.)

Empiezo a trabajar. (I start working.)

Trabajo. (I work.)

Estudio. (I study.)

Almuerzo. (I eat lunch – mid-morning.)

Como. (I eat / have lunch – in the afternoon.)

Tomo un descanso. (I take a break.)

Salgo del trabajo. (I leave work.)

Voy a casa. (I go home.)

Llego a casa. (I get home.)

Hago la cena. (I make dinner/supper.)

Cocino. (I cook.)

Pongo la mesa. (I set the table.)

Ceno. (I eat dinner/supper.)

Limpio la cocina.  (I clean the kitchen.)

Lavo la ropa.  (I wash cloth.)

Veo tele. (I watch TV.)

Escucho música. (I listen to music.)

Platico por teléfono (Latin America). / Hablo por teléfono (Spain) (I talk on the phone.)

Hago ejercicio. (I do some exercise.)

Publico unas fotos en Facebook. (I post some pictures on Facebook.)

Escribo un email / correo electrónico. (I write an email.)

Leo un email / correo electrónico. (I rea dan email.)

Mando un mensaje. (I send a message.) 

Hago la tarea / los deberes. (I do homework.)

Leo un libro. (I read a book.)

Me aburro. (I get bored.)

Me acuerdo. (I remember.)

Me quito la ropa. (I take my cloth off.)

Me acuesto. (I lie down.)

Me duermo. (I fall asleep.)

Duermo. (I sleep.)

Sueño. (I dream.)

Descanso. (I get rest).

Conversation Dialogue: Daily Routine in Spanish

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