⏰ Daily Routine Verbs

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Daily routine verbs describe the activities people do from morning until bedtime. Learning these verbs will help you talk about your schedule, habits, and everyday life in English. Each English word or phrase includes translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

🟢 Morning Routine Verbs

⏰ To wake up

🇪🇸 Spanish: Despertarse
🇫🇷 French: Se réveiller
🇩🇪 German: Aufwachen
🇮🇹 Italian: Svegliarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Acordar
🛏️ To get up

🇪🇸 Spanish: Levantarse
🇫🇷 French: Se lever
🇩🇪 German: Aufstehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Alzarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Levantar-se
🚿 To take a shower

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ducharse
🇫🇷 French: Prendre une douche
🇩🇪 German: Duschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare la doccia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomar banho
🪥 To brush your teeth

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cepillarse los dientes
🇫🇷 French: Se brosser les dents
🇩🇪 German: Sich die Zähne putzen
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavarsi i denti
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escovar os dentes
👕 To get dressed

🇪🇸 Spanish: Vestirse
🇫🇷 French: S'habiller
🇩🇪 German: Sich anziehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Vestirsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vestir-se
🍳 To eat breakfast

🇪🇸 Spanish: Desayunar
🇫🇷 French: Prendre le petit-déjeuner
🇩🇪 German: Frühstücken
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare colazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomar café da manhã

🟡 Daytime Activities

💼 To work

🇪🇸 Spanish: Trabajar
🇫🇷 French: Travailler
🇩🇪 German: Arbeiten
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavorare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Trabalhar
📚 To study

🇪🇸 Spanish: Estudiar
🇫🇷 French: Étudier
🇩🇪 German: Studieren / Lernen
🇮🇹 Italian: Studiare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estudar
🍽️ To eat lunch

🇪🇸 Spanish: Almorzar
🇫🇷 French: Déjeuner
🇩🇪 German: Zu Mittag essen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pranzare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Almoçar
🍳 To cook

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cocinar
🇫🇷 French: Cuisiner
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucinare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinhar
🛒 To shop

🇪🇸 Spanish: Comprar / Ir de compras
🇫🇷 French: Faire les courses / Acheter
🇩🇪 German: Einkaufen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare shopping / Comprare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer compras
🧹 To clean

🇪🇸 Spanish: Limpiar
🇫🇷 French: Nettoyer
🇩🇪 German: Putzen / Reinigen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pulire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Limpar

🔵 Evening & Night Routine

🍽️ To eat dinner

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cenar
🇫🇷 French: Dîner
🇩🇪 German: Zu Abend essen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cenare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Jantar
📺 To watch TV

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ver televisión
🇫🇷 French: Regarder la télé
🇩🇪 German: Fernsehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Guardare la TV
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Assistir TV
📖 To read

🇪🇸 Spanish: Leer
🇫🇷 French: Lire
🇩🇪 German: Lesen
🇮🇹 Italian: Leggere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ler
😌 To relax

🇪🇸 Spanish: Descansar
🇫🇷 French: Se détendre / Se reposer
🇩🇪 German: Sich entspannen
🇮🇹 Italian: Rilassarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Relaxar / Descansar
💤 To go to bed

🇪🇸 Spanish: Acostarse
🇫🇷 French: Se coucher
🇩🇪 German: Ins Bett gehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Andare a letto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ir para a cama
😴 To sleep

🇪🇸 Spanish: Dormir
🇫🇷 French: Dormir
🇩🇪 German: Schlafen
🇮🇹 Italian: Dormire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Dormir

🧠 Useful Grammar

Daily routine verbs

Many daily activities use simple English verbs or short phrases (wake up, get up, get dressed, go to bed).
Time expressions

Use at when saying what time something happens.

I get up at seven.
Parts of the day

in the morning
in the afternoon
at night / in the evening

💬 Common Daily Routine Phrases

⏰ I wake up at seven.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Me despierto a las siete.
🇫🇷 French: Je me réveille à sept heures.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wache um sieben auf.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi sveglio alle sette.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu acordo às sete.
🍳 I eat breakfast with my family.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Desayuno con mi familia.
🇫🇷 French: Je prends le petit-déjeuner avec ma famille.
🇩🇪 German: Ich frühstücke mit meiner Familie.
🇮🇹 Italian: Faccio colazione con la mia famiglia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomo café da manhã com a minha família.
💼 I work from Monday to Friday.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Trabajo de lunes a viernes.
🇫🇷 French: Je travaille du lundi au vendredi.
🇩🇪 German: Ich arbeite von Montag bis Freitag.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavoro dal lunedì al venerdì.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Trabalho de segunda a sexta.
💤 I go to bed early.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Me acuesto temprano.
🇫🇷 French: Je me couche tôt.
🇩🇪 German: Ich gehe früh ins Bett.
🇮🇹 Italian: Vado a letto presto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vou para a cama cedo.

❓ Useful Questions

⏰ What time do you wake up?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿A qué hora te despiertas?
🇫🇷 French: À quelle heure vous réveillez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Wann wachen Sie auf?
🇮🇹 Italian: A che ora ti svegli?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A que horas você acorda?
💼 Where do you work?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Dónde trabajas?
🇫🇷 French: Où travaillez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Wo arbeiten Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Dove lavori?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Onde você trabalha?
📚 What do you study?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué estudias?
🇫🇷 French: Qu'est-ce que vous étudiez ?
🇩🇪 German: Was studieren Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa studi?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você estuda?
💤 What time do you go to bed?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿A qué hora te acuestas?
🇫🇷 French: À quelle heure vous couchez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Wann gehen Sie ins Bett?
🇮🇹 Italian: A che ora vai a letto?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A que horas você vai para a cama?

💬 Everyday Conversation

My Daily Routine

A: What time do you wake up?
B: I wake up at seven.
A: What do you do afterward?
B: I take a shower, eat breakfast, and go to work.

🇪🇸 Spanish:
A: ¿A qué hora te despiertas?
B: Me despierto a las siete.
A: ¿Qué haces después?
B: Me ducho, desayuno y voy al trabajo.

🇫🇷 French:
A: À quelle heure vous réveillez-vous ?
B: Je me réveille à sept heures.
A: Que faites-vous ensuite ?
B: Je prends une douche, je prends le petit-déjeuner et je vais au travail.

🇩🇪 German:
A: Wann wachen Sie auf?
B: Ich wache um sieben auf.
A: Was machen Sie danach?
B: Ich dusche, frühstücke und gehe zur Arbeit.

🇮🇹 Italian:
A: A che ora ti svegli?
B: Mi sveglio alle sette.
A: Cosa fai dopo?
B: Faccio la doccia, faccio colazione e vado al lavoro.

🇵🇹 Portuguese:
A: A que horas você acorda?
B: Eu acordo às sete.
A: O que você faz depois?
B: Eu tomo banho, tomo café da manhã e vou para o trabalho.

📝 Example Sentences

🚿 She takes a shower in the morning.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ella se ducha por la mañana.
🇫🇷 French: Elle prend une douche le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Sie duscht morgens.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lei fa la doccia al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ela toma banho de manhã.
📚 We study English in the afternoon.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Estudiamos inglés por la tarde.
🇫🇷 French: Nous étudions l'anglais l'après-midi.
🇩🇪 German: Wir lernen nachmittags Englisch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Studiamo inglese nel pomeriggio.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estudamos inglês à tarde.
🍽️ I eat dinner with my family every night.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ceno con mi familia todas las noches.
🇫🇷 French: Je dîne avec ma famille tous les soirs.
🇩🇪 German: Ich esse jeden Abend mit meiner Familie zu Abend.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ceno con la mia famiglia ogni sera.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Janto com a minha família todas as noites.
📺 My father watches TV at night.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Mi padre ve televisión por la noche.
🇫🇷 French: Mon père regarde la télé le soir.
🇩🇪 German: Mein Vater sieht abends fern.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mio padre guarda la TV la sera.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meu pai assiste TV à noite.
🪥 I always brush my teeth before going to sleep.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Siempre me cepillo los dientes antes de dormir.
🇫🇷 French: Je me brosse toujours les dents avant de dormir.
🇩🇪 German: Ich putze mir immer die Zähne vor dem Schlafengehen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo sempre i denti prima di dormire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu sempre escovo os dentes antes de dormir.
😴 I sleep more on weekends.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Los fines de semana duermo más.
🇫🇷 French: Je dors plus le week-end.
🇩🇪 German: Am Wochenende schlafe ich mehr.
🇮🇹 Italian: Nel fine settimana dormo di più.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nos fins de semana eu durmo mais.

🏆 Final Practice

Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.

  • I wake up at seven.
  • I get up early.
  • I eat breakfast with my family.
  • I work from Monday to Friday.
  • I eat dinner with my family every night.
  • I go to bed early.