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Daily Routine in Spanish

Learn everyday actions and schedule words, from breakfast and commuting to rest and bedtime.

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Morning routine verbs in Spanish

These are dictionary-form verbs: desayunar, to eat breakfast, becomes desayuno, I eat breakfast. Practice the infinitive here.

This lesson focuses on everyday non-reflexive actions and schedule nouns. Reflexive forms such as levantarse need their own pronoun patterns.

  • desayunarto eat breakfast · deh-sah-yoo-NAHR
  • prepararto prepare · preh-pah-RAHR
  • cocinarto cook · koh-see-NAHR
  • beberto drink · beh-BEHR
  • salirto leave / go out · sah-LEER
  • caminarto walk · kah-mee-NAHR
  • conducirto drive · kohn-doo-SEER
  • llegarto arrive · yeh-GAHR
  • trabajarto work · trah-bah-HAHR
  • estudiarto study · ehs-too-DYAHR
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Daily Routine in Spanish: the full list

Review the vocabulary by topic, then use the printable worksheet to check your recall.

Quick answer: to eat breakfast is desayunar, to prepare is preparar, to cook is cocinar, to drink is beber, to leave / go out is salir, to walk is caminar, to drive is conducir, to arrive is llegar, to work is trabajar, and to study is estudiar.

Morning routine verbs in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
to eat breakfastdesayunardeh-sah-yoo-NAHR
to prepareprepararpreh-pah-RAHR
to cookcocinarkoh-see-NAHR
to drinkbeberbeh-BEHR
to leave / go outsalirsah-LEER
to walkcaminarkah-mee-NAHR
to driveconducirkohn-doo-SEER
to arrivellegaryeh-GAHR
to worktrabajartrah-bah-HAHR
to studyestudiarehs-too-DYAHR

Daily activity verbs in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
to eat lunchalmorzarahl-mor-SAHR
to eat dinnercenarseh-NAHR
to readleerleh-EHR
to writeescribirehs-kree-BEER
to listenescucharehs-koo-CHAHR
to buycomprarkohm-PRAHR
to cleanlimpiarleem-PYAHR
to restdescansardehs-kahn-SAHR
to returnvolverbohl-BEHR
to sleepdormirdor-MEER

Spanish words for a daily schedule

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
routinela rutinalah roo-TEE-nah
scheduleel horarioel oh-RAH-ryoh
alarm clockel despertadorel dehs-pehr-tah-DOR
breakfastel desayunoel deh-sah-YOO-noh
lunchel almuerzoel ahl-MWEHR-soh
dinnerla cenalah SEH-nah
break (rest period)el descansoel dehs-KAHN-soh
morningla mañanalah mah-NYAH-nah
afternoonla tardelah TAHR-deh
nightla nochelah NOH-cheh
Daily Routine in Spanish chart with English meanings and Spanish pronunciation
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Questions about daily routine in spanish

How do you say daily routine in Spanish?

Daily routine is rutina diaria. Mi rutina diaria means my daily routine.

How do you say I eat breakfast in Spanish?

Desayuno means I eat breakfast. The infinitive, or dictionary form, is desayunar.

Are all daily routine verbs reflexive?

No. Desayunar, trabajar and descansar are not reflexive in their usual routine meanings; levantarse and ducharse commonly are.

What is the difference between desayuno and desayunar?

El desayuno is the noun breakfast. Desayunar is the infinitive to eat breakfast; desayuno is also the first-person present form.

Does mañana mean morning or tomorrow?

It can mean either. La mañana means the morning; mañana often means tomorrow when used as a time adverb.

How do you add a time to a routine?

Use a las with most clock hours: trabajo a las nueve. One o’clock uses a la una.

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