⏰ Daily Routine Verbs
In this lesson you will learn useful English verbs and phrases for talking about your daily routine from morning until bedtime. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.
🟢 Morning Routine Verbs
⏰ To wake up
to stop sleeping
🇫🇷 French: Se réveiller
🇩🇪 German: Aufwachen
🇮🇹 Italian: Svegliarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Acordar
to stop sleeping
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Despertarse🇫🇷 French: Se réveiller
🇩🇪 German: Aufwachen
🇮🇹 Italian: Svegliarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Acordar
🛏️ To get up
to leave the bed and stand up
🇫🇷 French: Se lever
🇩🇪 German: Aufstehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Alzarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Levantar-se
to leave the bed and stand up
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Levantarse🇫🇷 French: Se lever
🇩🇪 German: Aufstehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Alzarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Levantar-se
🚿 To take a shower
to wash your body under running water
🇫🇷 French: Prendre une douche
🇩🇪 German: Duschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare la doccia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomar banho
to wash your body under running water
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Ducharse🇫🇷 French: Prendre une douche
🇩🇪 German: Duschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare la doccia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomar banho
🪥 To brush your teeth
to clean your teeth with a toothbrush
🇫🇷 French: Se brosser les dents
🇩🇪 German: Sich die Zähne putzen
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavarsi i denti
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escovar os dentes
to clean your teeth with a toothbrush
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🇪🇸 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
to put on your clothes
🇫🇷 French: S'habiller
🇩🇪 German: Sich anziehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Vestirsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vestir-se
to put on your clothes
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Vestirse🇫🇷 French: S'habiller
🇩🇪 German: Sich anziehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Vestirsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vestir-se
🍳 To eat breakfast
to have the first meal of the day
🇫🇷 French: Prendre le petit-déjeuner
🇩🇪 German: Frühstücken
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare colazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomar café da manhã
to have the first meal of the day
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Desayunar🇫🇷 French: Prendre le petit-déjeuner
🇩🇪 German: Frühstücken
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare colazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomar café da manhã
🟡 Daytime Activities
💼 To work
to do a job or complete tasks
🇫🇷 French: Travailler
🇩🇪 German: Arbeiten
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavorare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Trabalhar
to do a job or complete tasks
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Trabajar🇫🇷 French: Travailler
🇩🇪 German: Arbeiten
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavorare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Trabalhar
📚 To study
to learn by reading or practicing
🇫🇷 French: Étudier
🇩🇪 German: Studieren / Lernen
🇮🇹 Italian: Studiare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estudar
to learn by reading or practicing
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Estudiar🇫🇷 French: Étudier
🇩🇪 German: Studieren / Lernen
🇮🇹 Italian: Studiare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estudar
🍽️ To eat lunch
to have the midday meal
🇫🇷 French: Déjeuner
🇩🇪 German: Zu Mittag essen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pranzare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Almoçar
to have the midday meal
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Almorzar🇫🇷 French: Déjeuner
🇩🇪 German: Zu Mittag essen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pranzare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Almoçar
🍳 To cook
to prepare food with heat
🇫🇷 French: Cuisiner
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucinare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinhar
to prepare food with heat
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Cocinar🇫🇷 French: Cuisiner
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucinare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinhar
🛒 To shop
to buy things in a store
🇫🇷 French: Faire les courses / Acheter
🇩🇪 German: Einkaufen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare shopping / Comprare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer compras
to buy things in a store
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Comprar / Ir de compras🇫🇷 French: Faire les courses / Acheter
🇩🇪 German: Einkaufen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare shopping / Comprare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer compras
🧹 To clean
to make a place or object tidy
🇫🇷 French: Nettoyer
🇩🇪 German: Putzen / Reinigen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pulire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Limpar
to make a place or object tidy
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Limpiar🇫🇷 French: Nettoyer
🇩🇪 German: Putzen / Reinigen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pulire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Limpar
🔵 Evening & Night Routine
🍽️ To eat dinner
to have the evening meal
🇫🇷 French: Dîner
🇩🇪 German: Zu Abend essen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cenare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Jantar
to have the evening meal
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Cenar🇫🇷 French: Dîner
🇩🇪 German: Zu Abend essen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cenare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Jantar
📺 To watch TV
to look at television programs
🇫🇷 French: Regarder la télé
🇩🇪 German: Fernsehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Guardare la TV
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Assistir TV
to look at television programs
Show translations
🇪🇸 Spanish: Ver televisión🇫🇷 French: Regarder la télé
🇩🇪 German: Fernsehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Guardare la TV
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Assistir TV
📖 To read
to look at words and understand them
🇫🇷 French: Lire
🇩🇪 German: Lesen
🇮🇹 Italian: Leggere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ler
to look at words and understand them
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Leer🇫🇷 French: Lire
🇩🇪 German: Lesen
🇮🇹 Italian: Leggere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ler
😌 To relax
to rest and feel calm
🇫🇷 French: Se détendre / Se reposer
🇩🇪 German: Sich entspannen
🇮🇹 Italian: Rilassarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Relaxar / Descansar
to rest and feel calm
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Descansar🇫🇷 French: Se détendre / Se reposer
🇩🇪 German: Sich entspannen
🇮🇹 Italian: Rilassarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Relaxar / Descansar
💤 To go to bed
to get into bed to sleep
🇫🇷 French: Se coucher
🇩🇪 German: Ins Bett gehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Andare a letto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ir para a cama
to get into bed to sleep
Show translations
🇪🇸 Spanish: Acostarse🇫🇷 French: Se coucher
🇩🇪 German: Ins Bett gehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Andare a letto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ir para a cama
😴 To sleep
to rest with your eyes closed
🇫🇷 French: Dormir
🇩🇪 German: Schlafen
🇮🇹 Italian: Dormire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Dormir
to rest with your eyes closed
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Dormir🇫🇷 French: Dormir
🇩🇪 German: Schlafen
🇮🇹 Italian: Dormire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Dormir
🧠 Useful Grammar
Daily routine verbs
short verbs and phrases for everyday habits
Many daily activities use simple English verbs or short phrases (wake up, get up, get dressed, go to bed).
short verbs and phrases for everyday habits
Many daily activities use simple English verbs or short phrases (wake up, get up, get dressed, go to bed).
Time expressions
use “at” with a clock time
Use at when saying what time something happens.
I get up at seven.
use “at” with a clock time
Use at when saying what time something happens.
I get up at seven.
Parts of the day
common phrases for morning, afternoon, evening, and night
in the morning
in the afternoon
at night / in the evening
common phrases for morning, afternoon, evening, and night
in the morning
in the afternoon
at night / in the evening
💬 Common Daily Routine Phrases
⏰ I wake up at seven.
I stop sleeping at 7:00
🇫🇷 French: Je me réveille à sept heures.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wache um sieben auf.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi sveglio alle sette.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu acordo às sete.
I stop sleeping at 7:00
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🇪🇸 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.
I have my morning meal with relatives
🇫🇷 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 have my morning meal with relatives
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🇪🇸 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.
I have a job on weekdays
🇫🇷 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 have a job on weekdays
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🇪🇸 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.
I get into bed before it is late
🇫🇷 French: Je me couche tôt.
🇩🇪 German: Ich gehe früh ins Bett.
🇮🇹 Italian: Vado a letto presto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vou para a cama cedo.
I get into bed before it is late
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🇪🇸 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?
asking when someone stops sleeping
🇫🇷 French: À quelle heure vous réveillez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Wann wachen Sie auf?
🇮🇹 Italian: A che ora ti svegli?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A que horas você acorda?
asking when someone stops sleeping
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🇪🇸 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?
asking the place of someone's job
🇫🇷 French: Où travaillez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Wo arbeiten Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Dove lavori?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Onde você trabalha?
asking the place of someone's job
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🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Dónde trabajas?🇫🇷 French: Où travaillez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Wo arbeiten Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Dove lavori?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Onde você trabalha?
📚 What do you study?
asking the subject someone is learning
🇫🇷 French: Qu'est-ce que vous étudiez ?
🇩🇪 German: Was studieren Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa studi?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você estuda?
asking the subject someone is learning
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🇪🇸 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?
asking when someone goes to sleep
🇫🇷 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?
asking when someone goes to sleep
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🇪🇸 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
talking about waking up and morning habits
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.
🇪🇸 B: Me despierto a las siete.
🇪🇸 A: ¿Qué haces después?
🇪🇸 B: Me ducho, desayuno y voy al trabajo.
🇫🇷 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.
🇩🇪 A: Wann wachen Sie auf?
🇩🇪 B: Ich wache um sieben auf.
🇩🇪 A: Was machen Sie danach?
🇩🇪 B: Ich dusche, frühstücke und gehe zur Arbeit.
🇮🇹 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.
🇵🇹 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.
talking about waking up and morning habits
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.
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🇪🇸 A: ¿A qué hora te despiertas?🇪🇸 B: Me despierto a las siete.
🇪🇸 A: ¿Qué haces después?
🇪🇸 B: Me ducho, desayuno y voy al trabajo.
🇫🇷 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.
🇩🇪 A: Wann wachen Sie auf?
🇩🇪 B: Ich wache um sieben auf.
🇩🇪 A: Was machen Sie danach?
🇩🇪 B: Ich dusche, frühstücke und gehe zur Arbeit.
🇮🇹 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.
🇵🇹 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.
she showers after she wakes up
🇫🇷 French: Elle prend une douche le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Sie duscht morgens.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lei fa la doccia al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ela toma banho de manhã.
she showers after she wakes up
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🇪🇸 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.
we practice English after lunch
🇫🇷 French: Nous étudions l'anglais l'après-midi.
🇩🇪 German: Wir lernen nachmittags Englisch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Studiamo inglese nel pomeriggio.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estudamos inglês à tarde.
we practice English after lunch
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🇪🇸 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.
we have the evening meal together each day
🇫🇷 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.
we have the evening meal together each day
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🇪🇸 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.
he looks at television in the evening
🇫🇷 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.
he looks at television in the evening
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🇪🇸 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.
I clean my teeth every night
🇫🇷 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 clean my teeth every night
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🇪🇸 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.
I rest longer on Saturday and Sunday
🇫🇷 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.
I rest longer on Saturday and Sunday
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🇪🇸 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
English in the Real World:
Read the situation. Choose the routine phrase that fits.
Read the situation. Choose the routine phrase that fits.
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