Spanish Reflexive Verbs and Daily Routine Vocabulary

Vocabulary and key grammatical terminology covering Spanish daily routine verbs, non-reflexive verbs, transition expressions, order/speed terms, and reflexive verb rules.

despertarse (e+ie)

To wake oneself up

levantarse

To get oneself up / to lift oneself up

prepararse

To get ready/prepare

bañarse

To bathe oneself

ducharse

To shower oneself

secarse (el pelo)

To dry oneself (hair)

lavarse

To wash oneself

afeitarse

To shave oneself

arreglarse

To fix oneself up/get ready

cepillarse (los dientes)

To brush one's teeth

peinarse

To comb one's hair

maquillarse

To put makeup on oneself

ponerse

To put on oneself

vestirse (e+i)

To dress oneself

acostarse (oue)

To go to bed

dormirse (oue)

To go to/fall asleep

irse

To go away, leave

sentirse (e-ie)

To feel

divertirse* (e+ ie)

To have fun

acordarse (de)

To remember

despedirse (de)

To say goodbye (to)

enojarse (con)

To get angry (with)

llamarse

To call oneself

ponerse + adject.

To become

preocuparse (por)

To worry (about)

probarse

To try on o.s.

quedarse

To stay, remain

quitarse

To take off o.s.

sentarse

To sit oneself down

pesarse

To weigh oneself

empezar/comenzar

To begin/start

llegar

To arrive

terminar

To finish

desayunar

To eat breakfast

almorzar

To eat lunch

regresar

To return/go back

cenar

To eat dinner

tener que

To have to

por la mañana

In the morning

por la tarde

In the afternoon

por la noche

At night

durante el fin de semana

During the weekend

primero

First

luego

Later

entonces

Then

a continuación

Next

más tarde

Later on

mientras

While

por último

Lastly/finally

finalmente

Finally

antes de

Before

después de

After

lentamente

Slowly

rápidamente

Quickly

de repente

Suddenly

Reflexive Verbs

Verbs that indicate that the subject does something to or for itself, reflecting the action back at itself

Reflexive Pronouns

Short words (me, te, se, nos, os, se) that indicate to whom or for whom the action of the verb is being done

Anatomía de un verbo reflexivo

The three parts of a reflexive verb: the reflexive pronoun, the stem, and the verb ending