Spanish daily routine vocabulary

44 words at level A1, with English translations and example sentences. Spain's words come first, with Latin American alternatives where they differ.

Spanish	English	Example
despertarse	to wake up; despertar = to wake (someone) (irreg.: me despierto)	Me despierto a las siete. I wake up at seven.
levantarse	to get up; to stand up	Me levanto temprano. I get up early.
ducharse	to have a shower	Me ducho por la mañana. I have a shower in the morning.
lavarse los dientes	to brush your teeth	Me lavo los dientes después de comer. I brush my teeth after eating.
vestirse	to get dressed; to dress (irreg.: me visto)	Me visto rápido. I get dressed quickly.
peinarse	to comb / brush your hair	Mi hija se peina sola. My daughter does her hair by herself.
afeitarse	to shave	Mi padre se afeita todos los días. My father shaves every day.
desayunar	to have breakfast	Desayuno en casa. I have breakfast at home.
salir de casa	to leave the house	Salgo de casa a las ocho. I leave the house at eight.
ir al trabajo	to go to work	Voy al trabajo en metro. I go to work by underground.
trabajar	to work	Trabajo en una oficina. I work in an office.
empezar	to begin, to start (irreg.: empiezo, empecé)	Mi clase empieza a las nueve. My class starts at nine.
terminar	to finish, to end	Termino de trabajar a las cinco. I finish work at five.
volver a casa	to go / come back home (vuelvo)	Vuelvo a casa a las seis. I get home at six.
comer	to eat; to have lunch (Spain)	¿Comemos juntos hoy? Shall we have lunch together today?
echarse la siesta	to have a nap	Los domingos me echo la siesta. On Sundays I have a nap.
hacer la compra	to do the (food) shopping	Hago la compra en el mercado. I do the shopping at the market.
cocinar	to cook	Mi pareja cocina muy bien. My partner cooks very well.
hacer los deberes	to do homework (LatAm: hacer la tarea)	Los niños hacen los deberes por la tarde. The children do their homework in the afternoon.
ver la tele	to watch TV	Por la noche vemos la tele. In the evening we watch TV.
acostarse	to go to bed; to lie down; acostarse con = to sleep with (irreg.: me acuesto)	Me acuesto a las doce. I go to bed at twelve.
dormir	to sleep (irreg.: duermo, durmió); dormirse = to fall asleep	Duermo ocho horas. I sleep eight hours.
quedarse en casa	to stay at home	Hoy me quedo en casa. Today I'm staying at home.
pasear al perro	to walk the dog	Paseo al perro antes de cenar. I walk the dog before dinner.
sacar la basura	to take out the rubbish	Mi hermano saca la basura. My brother takes out the rubbish.
poner la lavadora	to put a wash on	Pongo la lavadora los lunes. I put a wash on on Mondays.
quedar con amigos	to meet up with friends	Los viernes quedo con amigos. On Fridays I meet up with friends.
por la mañana	in the morning	Estudio por la mañana. I study in the morning.
por la tarde	in the afternoon / early evening	Por la tarde voy al gimnasio. In the afternoon I go to the gym.
por la noche	at night, in the evening	Por la noche leo un poco. In the evening I read a little.
temprano	early	Mañana me levanto temprano. Tomorrow I'm getting up early.
tarde	late; la tarde = afternoon, evening	Siempre llegas tarde. You're always late.
siempre	always	Siempre desayuno café. I always have coffee for breakfast.
normalmente	usually, normally	Normalmente como a las dos. I usually have lunch at two.
a veces	sometimes	A veces voy al trabajo en bici. Sometimes I cycle to work.
nunca	never	Nunca bebo café por la noche. I never drink coffee at night.
todos los días	every day	Camino todos los días. I walk every day.
luego	then, later; hasta luego = see you later	Primero desayuno y luego me ducho. First I have breakfast and then I have a shower.
después	after, afterwards, later	Después de cenar, veo una serie. After dinner, I watch a series.
antes de	before	Me lavo las manos antes de comer. I wash my hands before eating.
madrugar	to get up early	No me gusta madrugar. I don't like getting up early.
tener prisa	to be in a hurry	Lo siento, tengo prisa. Sorry, I'm in a hurry.
llegar tarde	to be late, arrive late	No quiero llegar tarde al trabajo. I don't want to be late for work.
soler	to usually do (suelo + inf.) (irreg.: suelo, sueles)	Suelo comer en casa. I usually have lunch at home.

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