5 Spanish Reflexive Verbs to Talk About Your Routine like a Native

Spanish reflexive verbs indicate that the doer (the subject of the sentence) is doing something for himself or herself (generally speaking).

In this post I will provide a list of Spanish reflexive verbs for you to study. This will help you talk about daily actions like getting up, preparing breakfast, and brushing your teeth.

As a beginner student, it is important to master your Spanish reflexive verbs conjugation in order to talk confidently about routine.

Spanish Reflexive Verbs List

Here is a list of 5 Spanish reflexive verbs for you to study. All of these verbs portray daily actions like getting up and taking a shower.

Levantarse (to get up)
Ducharse (to shower)
Cepillarse los dientes (to brush your teeth)
Peinarse (to comb)
Vestirse (to get dressed)

Phrases with levantarse

“Yo me levanto a las 7:30 y desayuno a las 8”.
“Mis hijos se levantan temprano para ir a la escuela”.
“Nosotros nos levantamos tarde los domingos”.

3 Phrases with ducharse

“Me ducho todos los días”.
“El abuelo se ducha con agua fría”.
“Los niños no se ducharon ayer”.

More phrases with cepillarse

“Me cepillo los dientes después de comer”.
“¿Vos te cepillaste los dientes?”.
“No nos cepillamos los dientes en el avión.”

Sentences with peinarse

“Me peino para ir al trabajo prolija”.
“Ella se peina como una princesa”.
“Mis hijos se peinan antes de ir a la escuela”.

Examples with vestirse

“Primero me ducho y después me visto”.
“Vos te vestís muy elegante”.
“Las novias se visten de blanco”.

Spanish Reflexive Verbs Conjugation

Reflexive verbs go together with reflexive pronouns me, te, se, nos, and se. See the examples below:

DUCHARSE

(Yo) Me ducho
(Tú/vos) Te duchas/duchás
(Él, ella, usted) Se ducha
(Nosotros, nosotras) Nos duchamos
(Ellos, ellas, ustedes) Se duchan

PEINARSE

(Yo) Me peino
(Tú/vos) Te peinas/peinás
(Él, ella, usted) Se peina
(Nosotros, nosotras) Nos peinamos
(Ellos, ellas, ustedes) Se peinan

LEVANTARSE

(Yo) Me levanto
(Tú/vos) Te levantas/levantás
(Él, ella, usted) Se levanta
(Nosotros, nosotras) Nos levantamos
(Ellos, ellas, ustedes) Se levantan

2 Daily Routine Descriptions in Spanish

Here are two sample paragraphs of daily routine descriptions in Spanish.

Todos los días me levanto a las 7 y tomo un café con leche. Después me ducho, me cepillo los dientes y me visto. Por último, me peino y voy a trabajar.

Los fines de semana me levanto tarde y desayuno panqueques. Después, me cepillo los dientes, me ducho, me visto y me peino para salir a caminar.

Conclusion

These are 5 Spanish reflexive verbs to talk about your routine like a native: levantarse, ducharse, cepillarse, vestirse, and peinarse. Use these verbs to talk about your daily activities and engage in small talk with locals.

Can you describe your daily routine in Spanish? Leave a comment below.

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