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Vas a poder contar tu día de principio a fin: desde que te despiertas hasta que te acuestas, con frases que suenan naturales. Entra en la primera unidad y empieza a describir tu rutina en español.
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Basic Daily Routine
Para hablar de un día normal, usa verbos de acción como to wake up, to have breakfast, to work, to study, to eat, to return y to sleep. La estructura más común es sujeto + verbo + complemento: I have breakfast at eight, she works in an office, we return home in the afternoon. Con esa base puedes contar una rutina completa con ayuda de expresiones de tiempo como las que se ven en Time Adverbs.
| Word | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| It is the set of habits you repeat every day that shape your schedule. | ||
| It means opening your eyes and leaving sleep at the start of the day. | ||
| It means getting out of bed after waking up. | ||
| It is the moment of cleaning yourself with water to start fresh. | ||
| It means eating in the morning before doing other things. | ||
| It means going outside the house to start your activities. | ||
| It is doing a professional activity to complete your tasks. | ||
| It means learning or reviewing contents in class or at home. | ||
| It means eating at noon to regain energy. | ||
| It is resting at night to recharge the body. |
Morning Upon Awakening
La mañana empieza con to wake up. Después viene to get up, salir de la cama y empezar a moverse. También se usa to open your eyes, to turn off the alarm y to stand up. En una rutina real, estas acciones suelen ir juntas: I wake up at seven, I get up immediately and I open the window. Si hablas de varias personas, cambia la forma del verbo: they wake up, they get up. Para objetos de la habitación, ayuda el vocabulario de Home and Furniture.
| Word | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| It is the moment of leaving sleep behind and noticing that it is daytime. | ||
| It means to stop the sound of the alarm clock. | ||
| It means to move the body gently as you wake up. | ||
| It means to be on your feet after lying in bed or sitting. | ||
| It is to see what happens outside at the start of the day. | ||
| It means to start moving better after sleeping. | ||
| It means to feel like sleeping even after waking up. | ||
| It means to become more awake and alert. | ||
| It means to begin the morning activities. | ||
| It means not going back to sleep and staying active. |
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Hygiene and Personal Care
Después de levantarte, el orden típico es to shower, to wash your face, to brush your teeth, to comb your hair y to get dressed. También se usa to shave para la barba y to put on makeup para el rostro. Estas acciones se expresan con verbos reflexivos cuando la persona hace la acción sobre sí misma: I shower, you wash your teeth, they comb their hair. Para salir de casa, puedes decir to get ready o to freshen up en contextos informales. Si preparas la ropa o el baño, el vocabulario de Home and Furniture sirve mucho aquí.
| Word | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| It means cleaning the face with water at the start or end of the day. | ||
| It means cleaning your teeth with a brush to take care of your mouth. | ||
| It means to arrange your hair with a comb or with your hands. | ||
| It means removing facial hair with care. | ||
| It is to put on clothes to go out or stay at home. | ||
| It means to prepare your appearance to look good. | ||
| It means to take a shower to clean the body. | ||
| It means cleaning your hands with water and soap. | ||
| It means using deodorant to feel fresh. | ||
| It means seeing your reflected image to check yourself. |
Breakfast and Preparation
En la primera comida del día se usan to have breakfast, to drink coffee, to drink milk, to eat toast y to prepare something quick. También es común to make coffee, to heat up the milk y to set the table. Antes de salir, muchas personas to pack the backpack, to put away the phone, to grab the keys y to check that nothing is missing. Para hablar de comida y bebida, el vocabulario de Food and Drinks encaja de forma natural en esta parte de la rutina.
| Word | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| It is a hot drink that helps to start with energy. | ||
| It is a hot drink that is usually enjoyed slowly and calmly. | ||
| It is hot or crispy bread that is commonly eaten at breakfast. | ||
| It is a small bread or pastry that is easy to eat. | ||
| It means to put what you need into the backpack before going out. | ||
| It means to take an item with you when you leave. | ||
| It is to prepare food between bread for takeout or a quick meal. | ||
| It means to drink water to stay hydrated. | ||
| It means to leave quickly because you’re running late. | ||
| It means to check that you have your important things. |
Going to Work or Class
Para salir de casa y llegar a otro lugar, se usan verbos como to go, to leave, to arrive, to grab y to take. Se puede decir I go to work, he goes to class, we arrive by bus o I take the subway. El medio de transporte suele ir después de la preposición in cuando te mueves como pasajero: in a car, in a train, in a bicycle, in a bus. Si hablas de la acción de subir a un transporte público, también se usa to grab en muchas zonas: I grab the bus at eight. En algunas regiones cambian los nombres del transporte y de la rutina, así que conviene fijarse en el uso local.
| Word | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| It means to move on foot to a place. | ||
| It means to board the bus to travel. | ||
| It means to use the subway to move around the city. | ||
| It means to move around in a car. | ||
| It means to arrive after the scheduled time. | ||
| It means to go into your workplace at the start of the day. | ||
| It means to move into the classroom to start studying. | ||
| It means to take the bike out of storage to use it. | ||
| It means to stay at the station until the train arrives. | ||
| It means to walk at a faster pace. |
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Study and Work Daily
En el estudio y el trabajo aparecen verbos muy frecuentes como to review, to write, to read, to respond, to do homework, to prepare a report y to attend a meeting. Para concentrarse se usa to concentrate, to pay attention y to finish a task. La idea básica suele seguir la forma verbo + complemento: I review emails, I write a message, I attend a meeting. También sirven expresiones como to work as a team y to study for an exam. En contextos de oficina o casa, los muebles y objetos de Home and Furniture aparecen mucho con estas acciones.
| Word | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| It means to check or correct what you did. | ||
| It means to put words down in writing. | ||
| It means to understand a text with eyes and mind. | ||
| It means to participate and listen in a meeting. | ||
| It means to put all attention on one thing. | ||
| It means to jot down important information. | ||
| It means to work or study with the computer. | ||
| It means to finish a pending activity. | ||
| It means to request support from someone else. | ||
| It means to stop for a moment to rest. |
Meals and Household Chores
A lo largo del día aparecen to have lunch, to have a snack y to have dinner. En algunos países se dice to eat para la comida principal del mediodía, mientras que en otros to have lunch es la forma más habitual. En casa también se dicen verbos muy útiles: to cook, to wash the dishes, to tidy up, to clean, to vacuum, to wash clothes y to take out the trash. Estas acciones suelen combinarse con lugares y objetos concretos: I tidy up the kitchen, I wash the clothes in the afternoon, I take out the trash at night. El vocabulario de Food and Drinks y Home and Furniture encaja de forma directa aquí.
| Word | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| It means to eat at midday. | ||
| It means to eat something in the afternoon. | ||
| It means to eat in the evening. | ||
| It means to prepare food. | ||
| It means to remove dirt from a place or thing. | ||
| It means to put things in their place. | ||
| It means to clean clothes with water and soap. | ||
| It means to take the trash out of the house. | ||
| It means to clean the dishes after eating. | ||
| It means to prepare the table for eating. |
Night and Frequency
Por la noche se usan to have dinner, to brush your teeth, to put on pajamas, to go to bed, to fall asleep. Después de eso, muchas rutinas terminan con to turn off the light y to go to sleep. Para decir con qué frecuencia haces algo, se usan adverbios como always, usually, often, sometimes, almost never y never. Van con el verbo principal: I always wake up early, sometimes we have dinner late, usually I study at night. Las expresiones in the morning, in the afternoon y in the evening sitúan la acción en el momento del día y funcionan muy bien con Time Adverbs.
| Usage | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|
| It’s used to talk about something you do almost always in your routine. | ||
| Used to say something happens on all occasions. | ||
| Used to indicate something occurs often but not always. | ||
| Used to express that something happens from time to time. | ||
| Used to place an action in the early part of the day. | ||
| Used to place an action at the end of the day. | ||
| Used to talk about what you do right before going to bed. | ||
| Used to indicate a habit in recent days or weeks. |
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Regional Variants
Algunas palabras cambian según el país. Para la comida del mediodía, en unos lugares se usa to have lunch y en otros to eat. También cambian verbos cotidianos como to grab y to take para el transporte: en varias zonas to grab the bus es normal, mientras que en otras se prefiere to take the bus o to grab the bus. En la vida diaria, conviene aprender la forma más común del lugar donde se habla español. La rutina básica sigue siendo la misma, pero el vocabulario puede variar en el trabajo, la escuela, el transporte y las comidas.
| Region | Variant | Definition | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| almorzar | It is used to eat at noon in daily routine contexts. | En España suelo almorzar a las dos.In Spain I usually lunch at two. | ||
| comer | It is used many times for the noon meal. | En México vamos a comer después de clase.In Mexico we go to eat after class. | ||
| colectivo | It is used for the urban bus in everyday life. | En Argentina tomo el colectivo para ir al centro.In Argentina I take the collective to go to the center. | ||
| buseta | It is used for a small or urban transport bus. | En Colombia espero la buseta en la esquina.In Colombia I wait for the buseta at the corner. | ||
| micro | It is used for the public transport bus in daily conversation. | En Chile voy en micro cuando llueve mucho.In Chile I take the micro when it rains a lot. | ||
| subte | It is used for the city metro in everyday language. | En Buenos Aires tomo el subte por la mañana.In Buenos Aires I take the subte in the morning. |
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