A routine is easier to describe when you connect activities to times of day and sequence.

The idea

Use me despierto for waking up, desayuno for having breakfast and almorzamos for having lunch. Add después to say what happens afterwards, por la tarde for the afternoon and por la noche for the evening or night.

Examples

  • Me despierto a las seis y media.I wake up at half past six.
  • Desayuno en casa.I have breakfast at home.
  • Después voy al trabajo.Afterwards I go to work.
  • Almorzamos a la una.We have lunch at one.
  • Por la tarde hago ejercicio.In the afternoon I exercise.
  • Por la noche leo antes de dormir.At night I read before sleeping.

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Watch out

Meal names and typical times vary across Spanish-speaking communities. Describe your own routine rather than assuming everyone follows one timetable.

Try it yourself

  1. Yo ___ en casa por la mañana. (Desayuno / Desayunas)

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    Desayuno

    Desayuno means I have breakfast.

  2. Primero desayuno. ___ voy al trabajo. (Después / Antes)

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    Después

    Después places the next action afterwards.

  3. Por la noche leo antes de ___. (dormir / duermo)

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    dormir

    Dormir completes the expression before sleeping.

Use it today

Describe three activities in your day and say when or in what order you do them.