🧼 Hygiene
In this section you will learn useful English vocabulary and expressions for daily hygiene, grooming, and personal care routines. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.
🟢 Basic Hygiene Items
🧼 Soap
something used with water to clean the body
🇫🇷 French: Savon
🇩🇪 German: Seife
🇮🇹 Italian: Sapone
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sabão
something used with water to clean the body
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Jabón🇫🇷 French: Savon
🇩🇪 German: Seife
🇮🇹 Italian: Sapone
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sabão
🪥 Toothbrush
a small brush used to clean teeth
🇫🇷 French: Brosse à dents
🇩🇪 German: Zahnbürste
🇮🇹 Italian: Spazzolino da denti
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escova de dentes
a small brush used to clean teeth
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Cepillo de dientes🇫🇷 French: Brosse à dents
🇩🇪 German: Zahnbürste
🇮🇹 Italian: Spazzolino da denti
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escova de dentes
🦷 Toothpaste
a paste you put on a toothbrush
🇫🇷 French: Dentifrice
🇩🇪 German: Zahnpasta
🇮🇹 Italian: Dentifricio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Creme dental
a paste you put on a toothbrush
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Pasta de dientes🇫🇷 French: Dentifrice
🇩🇪 German: Zahnpasta
🇮🇹 Italian: Dentifricio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Creme dental
🧴 Shampoo
a liquid used to wash hair
🇫🇷 French: Shampoing
🇩🇪 German: Shampoo
🇮🇹 Italian: Shampoo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Xampu
a liquid used to wash hair
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Champú🇫🇷 French: Shampoing
🇩🇪 German: Shampoo
🇮🇹 Italian: Shampoo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Xampu
🧴 Conditioner
a product used after shampoo to soften hair
🇫🇷 French: Après-shampoing
🇩🇪 German: Conditioner
🇮🇹 Italian: Balsamo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Condicionador
a product used after shampoo to soften hair
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Acondicionador🇫🇷 French: Après-shampoing
🇩🇪 German: Conditioner
🇮🇹 Italian: Balsamo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Condicionador
🧴 Deodorant
a product that helps stop body odor
🇫🇷 French: Déodorant
🇩🇪 German: Deodorant
🇮🇹 Italian: Deodorante
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Desodorante
a product that helps stop body odor
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Desodorante🇫🇷 French: Déodorant
🇩🇪 German: Deodorant
🇮🇹 Italian: Deodorante
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Desodorante
🪮 Comb
a tool with teeth used to tidy hair
🇫🇷 French: Peigne
🇩🇪 German: Kamm
🇮🇹 Italian: Pettine
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pente
a tool with teeth used to tidy hair
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Peine🇫🇷 French: Peigne
🇩🇪 German: Kamm
🇮🇹 Italian: Pettine
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pente
🪥 Hairbrush
a brush used to smooth hair
🇫🇷 French: Brosse à cheveux
🇩🇪 German: Haarbürste
🇮🇹 Italian: Spazzola per capelli
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escova de cabelo
a brush used to smooth hair
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Cepillo para el cabello🇫🇷 French: Brosse à cheveux
🇩🇪 German: Haarbürste
🇮🇹 Italian: Spazzola per capelli
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escova de cabelo
🟡 Daily Personal Care
🚿 To 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 wash your hands
to clean your hands with soap and water
🇫🇷 French: Se laver les mains
🇩🇪 German: Sich die Hände waschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavarsi le mani
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavar as mãos
to clean your hands with soap and water
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Lavarse las manos🇫🇷 French: Se laver les mains
🇩🇪 German: Sich die Hände waschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavarsi le mani
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavar as mãos
🦷 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 comb your hair
to tidy your hair with a comb
🇫🇷 French: Se peigner
🇩🇪 German: Sich die Haare kämmen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pettinarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pentear o cabelo
to tidy your hair with a comb
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Peinarse🇫🇷 French: Se peigner
🇩🇪 German: Sich die Haare kämmen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pettinarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pentear o cabelo
🪒 To shave
to remove hair with a razor
🇫🇷 French: Se raser
🇩🇪 German: Sich rasieren
🇮🇹 Italian: Radersi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer a barba / Depilar-se
to remove hair with a razor
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Afeitarse🇫🇷 French: Se raser
🇩🇪 German: Sich rasieren
🇮🇹 Italian: Radersi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer a barba / Depilar-se
🧴 To put on deodorant
to apply deodorant under the arms
🇫🇷 French: Mettre du déodorant
🇩🇪 German: Deodorant auftragen
🇮🇹 Italian: Mettere il deodorante
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Passar desodorante
to apply deodorant under the arms
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Ponerse desodorante🇫🇷 French: Mettre du déodorant
🇩🇪 German: Deodorant auftragen
🇮🇹 Italian: Mettere il deodorante
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Passar desodorante
💧 To wash your face
to clean your face with water
🇫🇷 French: Se laver le visage
🇩🇪 German: Sich das Gesicht waschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavarsi il viso
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavar o rosto
to clean your face with water
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Lavarse la cara🇫🇷 French: Se laver le visage
🇩🇪 German: Sich das Gesicht waschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavarsi il viso
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavar o rosto
🧻 To dry yourself
to remove water from your body with a towel
🇫🇷 French: Se sécher
🇩🇪 German: Sich abtrocknen
🇮🇹 Italian: Asciugarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Secar-se
to remove water from your body with a towel
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Secarse🇫🇷 French: Se sécher
🇩🇪 German: Sich abtrocknen
🇮🇹 Italian: Asciugarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Secar-se
🧠 Useful Grammar Tip
English usually uses ordinary verbs instead of reflexive verbs for personal care routines.
I shower.
🇫🇷 Je prends une douche.
🇩🇪 Ich dusche.
🇮🇹 Faccio la doccia.
🇵🇹 Eu tomo banho.She showers.
🇫🇷 Elle prend une douche.
🇩🇪 Sie duscht.
🇮🇹 Lei fa la doccia.
🇵🇹 Ela toma banho.
I shower.
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🇪🇸 Me ducho.🇫🇷 Je prends une douche.
🇩🇪 Ich dusche.
🇮🇹 Faccio la doccia.
🇵🇹 Eu tomo banho.
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🇪🇸 Ella se ducha.🇫🇷 Elle prend une douche.
🇩🇪 Sie duscht.
🇮🇹 Lei fa la doccia.
🇵🇹 Ela toma banho.
English normally uses possessive words like my, your, and his with body parts during personal care routines.
I wash my hands.
I brush my teeth.
I wash my hands.
I brush my teeth.
🌅 Morning & Evening Routines
🚿 I shower in the morning.
I wash in the shower after I wake up
🇫🇷 French: Je prends une douche le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Ich dusche morgens.
🇮🇹 Italian: Faccio la doccia al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu tomo banho de manhã.
I wash in the shower after I wake up
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me ducho por la mañana.🇫🇷 French: Je prends une douche le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Ich dusche morgens.
🇮🇹 Italian: Faccio la doccia al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu tomo banho de manhã.
🦷 I brush my teeth after breakfast.
I clean my teeth when breakfast is finished
🇫🇷 French: Je me brosse les dents après le petit-déjeuner.
🇩🇪 German: Ich putze mir nach dem Frühstück die Zähne.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo i denti dopo colazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escovo os dentes depois do café da manhã.
I clean my teeth when breakfast is finished
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me cepillo los dientes después del desayuno.🇫🇷 French: Je me brosse les dents après le petit-déjeuner.
🇩🇪 German: Ich putze mir nach dem Frühstück die Zähne.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo i denti dopo colazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escovo os dentes depois do café da manhã.
💧 I wash my face before going to bed.
I clean my face at night
🇫🇷 French: Je me lave le visage avant d'aller me coucher.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wasche mir vor dem Schlafengehen das Gesicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo il viso prima di andare a dormire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavo o rosto antes de dormir.
I clean my face at night
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me lavo la cara antes de acostarme.🇫🇷 French: Je me lave le visage avant d'aller me coucher.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wasche mir vor dem Schlafengehen das Gesicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo il viso prima di andare a dormire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavo o rosto antes de dormir.
🧴 I put on deodorant after showering.
I use deodorant when I finish my shower
🇫🇷 French: Je mets du déodorant après la douche.
🇩🇪 German: Ich trage nach dem Duschen Deodorant auf.
🇮🇹 Italian: Metto il deodorante dopo la doccia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Passo desodorante depois do banho.
I use deodorant when I finish my shower
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me pongo desodorante después de ducharme.🇫🇷 French: Je mets du déodorant après la douche.
🇩🇪 German: Ich trage nach dem Duschen Deodorant auf.
🇮🇹 Italian: Metto il deodorante dopo la doccia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Passo desodorante depois do banho.
💬 Common Hygiene Phrases
✋ I wash my hands before eating.
I clean my hands before a meal
🇫🇷 French: Je me lave les mains avant de manger.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wasche mir vor dem Essen die Hände.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo le mani prima di mangiare.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavo as mãos antes de comer.
I clean my hands before a meal
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me lavo las manos antes de comer.🇫🇷 French: Je me lave les mains avant de manger.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wasche mir vor dem Essen die Hände.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo le mani prima di mangiare.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Lavo as mãos antes de comer.
🦷 I brush my teeth twice a day.
I clean my teeth two times each day
🇫🇷 French: Je me brosse les dents deux fois par jour.
🇩🇪 German: Ich putze mir zweimal täglich die Zähne.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo i denti due volte al giorno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escovo os dentes duas vezes por dia.
I clean my teeth two times each day
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me cepillo los dientes dos veces al día.🇫🇷 French: Je me brosse les dents deux fois par jour.
🇩🇪 German: Ich putze mir zweimal täglich die Zähne.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo i denti due volte al giorno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Escovo os dentes duas vezes por dia.
🚿 I shower with hot water.
the water in my shower is hot
🇫🇷 French: Je prends une douche avec de l'eau chaude.
🇩🇪 German: Ich dusche mit warmem Wasser.
🇮🇹 Italian: Faccio la doccia con acqua calda.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomo banho com água quente.
the water in my shower is hot
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me ducho con agua caliente.🇫🇷 French: Je prends une douche avec de l'eau chaude.
🇩🇪 German: Ich dusche mit warmem Wasser.
🇮🇹 Italian: Faccio la doccia con acqua calda.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tomo banho com água quente.
🪮 I comb my hair before leaving the house.
I tidy my hair before I go out
🇫🇷 French: Je me peigne avant de quitter la maison.
🇩🇪 German: Ich kämme mir die Haare, bevor ich das Haus verlasse.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi pettino prima di uscire di casa.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Penteio o cabelo antes de sair de casa.
I tidy my hair before I go out
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Me peino antes de salir de casa.🇫🇷 French: Je me peigne avant de quitter la maison.
🇩🇪 German: Ich kämme mir die Haare, bevor ich das Haus verlasse.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi pettino prima di uscire di casa.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Penteio o cabelo antes de sair de casa.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Getting ready
asking if someone already brushed their teeth
A: Did you brush your teeth already?
B: Yes, now I'm going to comb my hair.
🇪🇸 B: Sí, ahora voy a peinarme.
🇫🇷 A: Tu t'es déjà brossé les dents ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, maintenant je vais me peigner.
🇩🇪 A: Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, jetzt werde ich mir die Haare kämmen.
🇮🇹 A: Ti sei già lavato i denti?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, adesso mi pettino.
🇵🇹 A: Você já escovou os dentes?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, agora vou pentear o cabelo.
asking if someone already brushed their teeth
A: Did you brush your teeth already?
B: Yes, now I'm going to comb my hair.
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🇪🇸 A: ¿Ya te cepillaste los dientes?🇪🇸 B: Sí, ahora voy a peinarme.
🇫🇷 A: Tu t'es déjà brossé les dents ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, maintenant je vais me peigner.
🇩🇪 A: Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, jetzt werde ich mir die Haare kämmen.
🇮🇹 A: Ti sei già lavato i denti?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, adesso mi pettino.
🇵🇹 A: Você já escovou os dentes?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, agora vou pentear o cabelo.
Morning routine
asking when someone showers
A: Do you shower in the morning or at night?
B: I usually shower in the morning.
🇪🇸 B: Normalmente me ducho por la mañana.
🇫🇷 A: Tu prends ta douche le matin ou le soir ?
🇫🇷 B: Je prends généralement ma douche le matin.
🇩🇪 A: Duschst du morgens oder abends?
🇩🇪 B: Normalerweise dusche ich morgens.
🇮🇹 A: Fai la doccia al mattino o alla sera?
🇮🇹 B: Di solito faccio la doccia al mattino.
🇵🇹 A: Você toma banho de manhã ou à noite?
🇵🇹 B: Normalmente tomo banho de manhã.
asking when someone showers
A: Do you shower in the morning or at night?
B: I usually shower in the morning.
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🇪🇸 A: ¿Te duchas por la mañana o por la noche?🇪🇸 B: Normalmente me ducho por la mañana.
🇫🇷 A: Tu prends ta douche le matin ou le soir ?
🇫🇷 B: Je prends généralement ma douche le matin.
🇩🇪 A: Duschst du morgens oder abends?
🇩🇪 B: Normalerweise dusche ich morgens.
🇮🇹 A: Fai la doccia al mattino o alla sera?
🇮🇹 B: Di solito faccio la doccia al mattino.
🇵🇹 A: Você toma banho de manhã ou à noite?
🇵🇹 B: Normalmente tomo banho de manhã.
📝 Example Sentences
🪮 She combs her hair quickly before leaving.
she tidies her hair fast before she goes out
🇫🇷 French: Elle se peigne rapidement avant de partir.
🇩🇪 German: Sie kämmt sich schnell die Haare, bevor sie geht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Si pettina velocemente prima di uscire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ela penteia o cabelo rapidamente antes de sair.
she tidies her hair fast before she goes out
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Ella se peina rápidamente antes de salir.🇫🇷 French: Elle se peigne rapidement avant de partir.
🇩🇪 German: Sie kämmt sich schnell die Haare, bevor sie geht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Si pettina velocemente prima di uscire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ela penteia o cabelo rapidamente antes de sair.
🪒 My father shaves every morning.
my father uses a razor each morning
🇫🇷 French: Mon père se rase tous les matins.
🇩🇪 German: Mein Vater rasiert sich jeden Morgen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mio padre si rade ogni mattina.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meu pai faz a barba todas as manhãs.
my father uses a razor each morning
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Mi padre se afeita todas las mañanas.🇫🇷 French: Mon père se rase tous les matins.
🇩🇪 German: Mein Vater rasiert sich jeden Morgen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mio padre si rade ogni mattina.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meu pai faz a barba todas as manhãs.
🧴 I use shampoo and conditioner to wash my hair.
I wash my hair with two hair products
🇫🇷 French: J'utilise du shampoing et de l'après-shampoing pour me laver les cheveux.
🇩🇪 German: Ich benutze Shampoo und Conditioner, um meine Haare zu waschen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Uso shampoo e balsamo per lavare i capelli.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Uso xampu e condicionador para lavar o cabelo.
I wash my hair with two hair products
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Uso champú y acondicionador para lavarme el pelo.🇫🇷 French: J'utilise du shampoing et de l'après-shampoing pour me laver les cheveux.
🇩🇪 German: Ich benutze Shampoo und Conditioner, um meine Haare zu waschen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Uso shampoo e balsamo per lavare i capelli.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Uso xampu e condicionador para lavar o cabelo.
💧 I always wash my face before going to bed.
I clean my face every night
🇫🇷 French: Je me lave toujours le visage avant de me coucher.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wasche mir vor dem Schlafengehen immer das Gesicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo sempre il viso prima di andare a dormire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sempre lavo o rosto antes de dormir.
I clean my face every night
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Siempre me lavo la cara antes de dormir.🇫🇷 French: Je me lave toujours le visage avant de me coucher.
🇩🇪 German: Ich wasche mir vor dem Schlafengehen immer das Gesicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi lavo sempre il viso prima di andare a dormire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sempre lavo o rosto antes de dormir.
✋ The children wash their hands before dinner.
the children clean their hands before the evening meal
🇫🇷 French: Les enfants se lavent les mains avant le dîner.
🇩🇪 German: Die Kinder waschen sich vor dem Abendessen die Hände.
🇮🇹 Italian: I bambini si lavano le mani prima di cena.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: As crianças lavam as mãos antes do jantar.
the children clean their hands before the evening meal
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Los niños se lavan las manos antes de cenar.🇫🇷 French: Les enfants se lavent les mains avant le dîner.
🇩🇪 German: Die Kinder waschen sich vor dem Abendessen die Hände.
🇮🇹 Italian: I bambini si lavano le mani prima di cena.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: As crianças lavam as mãos antes do jantar.
🦷 It is important to brush your teeth every day.
you should clean your teeth daily
🇫🇷 French: Il est important de se brosser les dents tous les jours.
🇩🇪 German: Es ist wichtig, sich jeden Tag die Zähne zu putzen.
🇮🇹 Italian: È importante lavarsi i denti ogni giorno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: É importante escovar os dentes todos os dias.
you should clean your teeth daily
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Es importante cepillarse los dientes todos los días.🇫🇷 French: Il est important de se brosser les dents tous les jours.
🇩🇪 German: Es ist wichtig, sich jeden Tag die Zähne zu putzen.
🇮🇹 Italian: È importante lavarsi i denti ogni giorno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: É importante escovar os dentes todos os dias.
🏆 Final Practice
English in the Real World:
Read the situation. Choose the best answer.
Read the situation. Choose the best answer.
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