L5 - Lesson 3 - Vocabulario con Verbos Reflexivos Flashcards
to begin / to start
Yesterday, I started reading a very interesting book.
comenzar
Ayer comencé a leer un libro muy interesante.
to begin / to start
Last month I started on a new diet.
empezar
El mes pasado empecé una nueva dieta.
to play
Last Saturday I played Scrabble with my family.
jugar
El sábado jugué Scrabble con mi familia.
to arrive
I arrived to the city on Saturday.
llegar
El sábado llegué a la ciudad.
to organize
Last Friday I organized a birthday party for my dog.
organizar
El viernes pasado organicé una fiesta de cumpleaños para mi perro.
to pay
¡Oops! I didn’t pay the electricity bill on time.
pagar
¡Ups! no pagué el recibo de luz a tiempo.
to practice
Last night I practiced my Spanish at the restaurant.
practicar
Anoche practiqué mi español en el restaurante.
to water
I didn’t water my plants and they died.
regar
No regué mis plantas y se murieron.
to return
Why did you return the soup?
regresar
¿Por qué regresaste la sopa?
to pray
I went to the church and prayed.
rezar
Fui a la iglesia y recé.
to ring
The alarm rang very loudly.
sonar
La alarma sonó muy fuerte.
to step
Oh! You stepped on my foot!
pisar
¡oh! (Tú) me pisaste el pie.
¡Me pisaste! is also acceptable if it’s not necessary to specify the body part.
to receive
They already received the package.
recibir
Ellos ya recibieron el paquete.
to throw
That kid threw the food in the trash can.
tirar
Ese niño tiró la comida en el bote de basura.
to ask for
The employees asked for a raise.
pedir
Los empleados pidieron un aumento.
to go to bed / lay down
Susana went to bed late.
My cat laid down on the sofá.
acostarse
Susana se acostó tarde.
Mi gato se acostó en el sillón.
to shave
My husband didn’t shave his beard.
afeitarse
Mi esposo no se afeitó la barba.
to get dressed-up
My friend and I got dressed-up for the wedding.
This refers to putting on nice clothes/jewelry, perfume/cologne, extra care taken for hair. As opposed to just crawling out of bed and throwing on a pair of track pants and a t-shirt.
arreglarse
Mi amiga y yo nos arreglamos para la boda.
to take a bath
I can tell you didn’t take a bath.
bañarse
Puedo notar que no te bañaste.
to brush
Did the kids brush their teeth?
cepillarse
¿Los niños se cepillaron los dientes?
to wake up
At what time did you wake up this morning?
despertarse
¿A qué hora te despertaste esta mañana?
to get up
Guys, did you already get up?!
levantarse
¡Chicos, ¿ya se levantaron?!
to put on (e.g. clothing)
Yesterday I put on a very nice sweater.
ponerse
Ayer me puse un suéter muy lindo.
to fall asleep
The baby fell asleep in the car.
dormirse
El bebé se durmió en el carro.
