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Spanish Daily Routine Vocabulary: 65 Words for Daily Activities

By Frederic Bibard Published:

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Looking for Spanish daily routine vocabulary? Here is a list of Spanish words and phrases related to daily activities + their English translations.

What’s your daily routine like? Do you wake up at 7, go for a jog, take a shower, get dressed, and then go to work? Regardless of what your routine is, here is a useful list of Spanish vocabulary to help you express your daily activities.

Use the list below as a reference and practice the verbs in complete sentences.

Many of these come straight from the 200 Spanish verbs people use most, so they are worth learning first.

  • SpanishEnglish
  • despertarseto wake up
  • levantarseto get up
  • ir al bañoto go to the bathroom
  • hacer la camato make the bed
  • desayunarto have breakfast
  • desvestirseto get undressed
  • ducharseto shower
  • vestirseto get dressed
  • peinarseto comb or style your hair
  • cepillarse los dientesto brush your teeth
  • maquillarseto put on make-up
  • afeitarseto shave
  • prepararseto get ready
  • ir a trabajarto go to work
  • ir a la escuelato go to school
  • manejarto drive
  • tomar el autobústo catch the bus
  • trabajarto work
  • estudiarto study
  • ir a casato go home
  • llegar a casato get home
  • cocinarto cook
  • comerto eat
  • almorzarto have lunch
  • hacer deporteto do or play sports
  • hacer ejercicioto do some exercise
  • pasearto go for a walk or stroll
  • andar en bicicletato ride a bicycle
  • patinarto skate
  • ir a caminarto go for a walk
  • ir de comprasto go shopping
  • pasear al perroto take the dog for a walk
  • irse de fiestato go to a party
  • cenarto have dinner
  • recoger la mesato clear the table
  • descansarto rest
  • ver la televisiónto watch TV
  • escuchar músicato listen to music
  • jugarto play
  • tocar un instrumentoto play an instrument
  • reunirse con los amigosto meet up with friends
  • hacer la tareato do the homework
  • lavar los platosto do the dishes
  • lavar la ropato do the laundry
  • leer un libroto read a book
  • usar la computadorato use the computer
  • charlarto chat
  • enviar un emailto send an email
  • llamar por teléfonoto call
  • poner la mesato set the table
  • limpiar la casato clean the house
  • barrerto sweep
  • aspirarto vacuum
  • sacudir el polvoto dust
  • plancharto iron
  • trapearto mop
  • darle de comer al perroto feed the dog
  • regar las plantasto water the plants
  • sacar la basurato take out the trash
  • poner el despertadorto set the alarm clock
  • acostarseto go to bed
  • dormirseto fall asleep
  • soñarto dream
  • quedarse dormidoto fall asleep; to oversleep (depending on context)

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