Key Vocabulary
| English Word/Phrase | Part of Speech | Spanish Translation | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| daily routine | noun | rutina diaria | usual activities every day | My daily routine starts at 7 a.m. |
| wake up | phrasal verb | despertarse | stop sleeping | I wake up at 6:30 on weekdays. |
| get up | phrasal verb | levantarse | leave bed | He gets up early to go jogging. |
| have breakfast | phrase | desayunar | eat morning meal | We have breakfast together. |
| brush teeth | phrase | lavarse los dientes | clean teeth | I brush my teeth after meals. |
| get dressed | phrasal verb | vestirse | put on clothes | She gets dressed quickly. |
| go to work/school | phrase | ir al trabajo/colegio | travel to job or school | I go to work by bus. |
| start work | phrase | empezar a trabajar | begin job | Classes start at 8:45. |
| have lunch | phrase | almorzar / comer | eat midday meal | We have lunch at 1 p.m. |
| finish work | phrase | terminar el trabajo | end job | I finish work at 5 o’clock. |
| go home | phrase | ir a casa | return home | She goes home by train. |
| have dinner | phrase | cenar | eat evening meal | We have dinner at 8 p.m. |
| do homework | phrase | hacer los deberes | complete school tasks | He does homework after dinner. |
| watch TV | phrase | ver la tele | view television | I watch TV before bed. |
| go to bed | phrase | acostarse | enter bed to sleep | I go to bed at 11 p.m. |
| o’clock | noun | en punto | exact hour | It’s three o’clock. |
| half past | phrase | y media | 30 minutes past | It’s half past seven. |
| quarter past | phrase | y cuarto | 15 minutes past | The meeting is at quarter past nine. |
| quarter to | phrase | menos cuarto | 15 minutes to | It’s quarter to six. |
| weekday | noun | día laborable | Monday to Friday | I work on weekdays. |
| weekend | noun | fin de semana | Saturday and Sunday | We relax at the weekend. |
| always | adv | siempre | every time | She always arrives early. |
| usually | adv | normalmente | most of the time | I usually have coffee. |
| sometimes | adv | a veces | not always | He sometimes walks to school. |
| never | adv | nunca | not at any time | They never eat fast food. |
Common Collocations & Expressions (Spanish in brackets)
- kill time (matar el tiempo)
- on time (a tiempo)
- in the morning/afternoon/evening (por la mañana/tarde/noche)
- at night (por la noche)
- once/twice a week (una/dos veces por semana)
- spend time (pasar tiempo)
Word Formation (with Spanish)
| Base | Noun (Esp) | Adjective (Esp) | Adverb (Esp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| day | daily (diario) | daily (diario/a) | daily (diariamente) |
| week | week (semana) | weekly (semanal) | weekly (semanalmente) |
| usual | – | usual (habitual) | usually (normalmente) |
Exercise: Gap-Fill & MatchingPart A – Gap-FillComplete the sentences with a word/phrase from the table.
- I _______________ at 7:00 and then have breakfast.
- The train leaves at _______________ past eight.
- She _______________ watches TV in the evening.
- We _______________ dinner at 7:30 every night.
- On _______________, I don’t go to school.
Part B – MatchingMatch the time (1–5) to the expression (A–E).
| Time | Expression |
|---|---|
| 1. 9:15 | A. half past ten |
| 2. 10:30 | B. quarter past nine |
| 3. 6:45 | C. quarter to seven |
| 4. 12:00 | D. twelve o’clock |
| 5. 8:00 | E. eight o’clock |
Answer KeyPart A – Gap-Fill
- wake up / get up (despertarse / levantarse)
- quarter (cuarto)
- sometimes (a veces)
- have (cenar)
- weekends (fines de semana)
Part B – Matching1–B 2–A 3–C 4–D 5–E