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

April 10, 2025

Ever wondered how to say I get up, I shower, or I brush my teeth in Spanish? Spoiler alert: Spanish reflexive verbs are your new best friends! 💃🛁

Reflexive verbs might sound fancy, but they’re super useful when talking about everyday stuff—like your morning routine or winding down at night. Basically, they show that vos mismo (you yourself) are doing something for yourself.

In this post, I’ve put together a handy list of must-know Spanish reflexive verbs to help you start sounding more natural when talking about your day.

If you’re just starting out, mastering these will give your conversations a serious glow-up. Let’s dive in!

Table of Contents

Spanish Reflexive Verbs List
Spanish Reflexive Verbs Conjugation
2 Daily Routine Descriptions in Spanish
Conclusion
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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.

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