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Vocab test

1. Ducharse – To have a shower
2. Lavarse – To get washed
3. Llamarse – To be called
4. Levantarse – To get up
5. Todas las mañanas – Every morning
6. Temprano – Early
7. A menudo – Often
8. Después de dormir – After sleeping
9. La cara – The face
10. Las manos – The hands

Verb of the day

Conjugate the verb ACOSTARSE (To go to bed) in the present tense.

Yo	Nosotros
Tú	Vosotros
Él/ Ella/ Usted	Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes

Questions to answer

Translation tool

¿Qué se pone usted hoy?

¿Tienes mi número de teléfono en tu celular?

¿Esta falda es tuya?

¿Por qué no se cepillan los dientes?

¿Te lavas las manos a menudo?

¿A qué hora te duchas?

¿Cuántos cepillos de dientes tienes?

¿Quién se levanta más temprano en tu casa?

A simple dialogue

Use the Spanish phrases to translate the English dialogue.  Write it out and perform it.

• What time do you get up?
• I wake up at quarter past six in the morning.  I don’t always get up straight away though.
• And what does your little brother do?
• Oh, he doesn’t get up before eight o’ clock … and he has to leave the house at ten past eight!
• That’s not good!  Does he have breakfast?
• He normally has something on his way out … bread or biscuits or something like that.
• But he doesn’t shower, or brush his teeth?
• No, he doesn’t have time.  He just gets dressed and goes.  I like more time.  I meditate, I have breakfast, I brush my hair, I wash my face … I take my time.  I like it like that.
• Me too!

Use these phrases to translate the dialogue.

¡Eso no es bueno!  ¿Desayuna?

¡Yo también!

¿A qué hora te levantas?

¿Pero no se ducha ni se cepilla los dientes?

¿Y qué hace tu hermano pequeño?

Ah, él no se levanta antes de las ocho… ¡y tiene que salir de casa a las ocho y diez!

Me despierto a las seis y cuarto de la mañana.  Pero no siempre me levanto enseguida.

No, no tiene tiempo.  Simplemente se viste y se va.  Me gusta más tiempo.  Medito, desayuno, me cepillo el pelo, me lavo la cara… me tomo mi tiempo.  Así me gusta.

Normalmente toma algo al salir… pan o galletas o algo así.

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Grammar notes

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Reflexive verbs

A reflexive verb is used when the subject performs an action on themselves, and they are much more common in Spanish.  In English we often say “get” instead, for example, get dressed, get up, get angry (but we don’t always use “get” in this way).  Reflexive verbs have reflexive pronouns that correspond to the subject.

Subject	Reflexive pronoun	Example (lavarse – to get washed)
Yo	Me	Me lavo – I get washed
Tú	Te	Te lavas – You get washed
Él/ Ella/ Usted	Se	Se lava – He/ She/ You get washed
Nosotros	Nos	Nos lavamos – We get washed
Vosotros	Os	Os laváis – You get washed
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes	Se	Se lavan – They/ You get washed

Examples

• Yo me levanto a las seis – I get up at six
• Ella se ducha por la mañana – She showers in the morning
• Nos vestimos rápidamente – We get dressed quickly

Some verbs, like tomarse (to take for oneself, e.g., me tomo mi tiempo), are reflexive to indicate a personal involvement in the action.

Definite articles

In Spanish, definite articles (el, la, los, las) are used instead of possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su) when referring to body parts or personal items in reflexive contexts.  This differs from English, where we typically use possessive adjectives like “my” or “your.”

Examples

• Yo me lavo la cara – I wash my face
• Él se cepilla los dientes – He brushes his teeth
• Nos peinamos el pelo – We brush our hair.
• Me corto las uñas cada semana – I cut my nails every week
• Después de comer, me limpio las manos – After eating, I clean my hands
• Cuando hace frío, me pongo el abrigo – When it’s cold, I put on my coat

GUSTAR IS NOT A REFLEXIVE VERB. GUSTAR TAKES ME, TE, LE, NOS, OS, LES PRONOUNS.

Suggested grammar lesson.

Journal prompts

Write short sentences.  Keep them as simple as you can.

Use a translation tool to put them into Spanish.

Write them out, then check them with your teacher.  Present them to a friend, teaching your friend any new Spanish, and making sure they learn it!

Do you get up and go to bed at different times on different days of the week? When do you like to have a shower, and when do you prefer to have a bath? How do you relax?  What do you do to look after yourself?

¿Te levantas y te acuestas a diferentes horas en diferentes días de la semana? ¿Cuándo te gusta ducharte y cuándo prefieres bañarte? ¿Cómo te relajas?  ¿Qué haces para cuidarte?

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