Spanish Vocabulary - Reflexive Verbs and Common Expressions

A comprehensive list of Spanish reflexive verbs, common actions, and verbs like 'gustar' for expressing feelings and states.

acordarse (de)

to remember

acostarse

to go to bed

afeitarse

to shave

bañarse

to bathe, to take a bath

caerse

to fall (down)

casarse (con)

to get married (to)

cepillarse el pelo

to brush one's hair

cepillarse los dientes

to brush one's teeth

comprometerse (con)

to get engaged (to)

darse con

to bump into, to run into

despertarse

to wake up

divertirse

to have fun

divorciarse (de)

to get divorced (from)

dormirse

to go to sleep, to fall asleep

ducharse

to shower, to take a shower

enamorarse (de)

to fall in love (with)

enfermarse

to get sick

enojarse (con)

to get angry (with)

graduarse (de)

to graduate (from)

irse

to go away, to leave

jubilarse

to retire (from work)

lastimarse (el pie)

to injure (one's foot)

lavarse la cara

to wash one's face

lavarse las manos

to wash one's hands

levantarse

to get up

llamarse

to be called, to be named

llevarse bien/mal (con)

to get along well/badly (with)

maquillarse

to put on makeup

mudarse

to move (houses)

peinarse

to comb one's hair

ponerse adj.

to become adjective

ponerse

to put on

preocuparse (por)

to worry (about)

probarse

to try on

quedarse

to stay, to remain

quitarse

to take off

reírse

to laugh

relajarse

to relax

romperse (la pierna)

to break one's leg

secarse

to dry oneself

sentarse

to sit down

sentirse

to feel

separarse (de)

to separate (from)

torcerse (el tobillo)

to sprain (one's ankle)

vestirse

to get dressed

aburrir

to bore

doler

to hurt

encantar

to like very much, to love

faltar

to lack, to need

fascinar

to fascinate, to like very much

importar

to be important to, to matter

interesar

to be interesting to, to interest

molestar

to bother, to annoy

quedar

to be left over, to fit (clothing)

sorprender

to surprise

encontrar (se)

to meet (each other), to run into

merendar

to snack

probar

to taste, to try

recomendar

to recommend

rogar

to beg

sonar

to ring

morir

to die

pedir

to order (food)

servir

to serve

sonreír

to smile

sugerir

to suggest

abrazar(se)

to hug (each other)

aconsejar

to advise

alquilar

to rent

apagar

to turn off

arrancar

to start

arreglar

to fix, arrange, neaten, straighten up

ayudar(se)

to help (each other)

bajar(se) de

to get off/out of (a vehicle)

besar(se)

to kiss (each other)

borrar

to erase

brindar

to toast (drink)

cambiar

to change

celebrar

to celebrate

chatear

to chat

cocinar

to cook

dañar

to damage, to break down

descargar

to download

ensuciar

to get (something) dirty

escanear

to scan

estacionar

to park

estornudar

to sneeze

funcionar

to work (function properly)

grabar

to record

guardar

to save

invitar

to invite

lavar (el suelo, los platos)

to wash (the floor, the dishes)

limpiar la casa

to clean the house

llamar

to call

llenar (el tanque)

to fill (the tank)

mandar

to order (command), to send

manejar, conducir

to drive

navegar (en Internet)

to surf the Internet

odiar

to hate

olvidar

to forget