L5 - Lesson 3 - Vocabulario con Verbos Reflexivos

Question 1

to begin / to start
Yesterday, I started reading a very interesting book.

Answer 1

comenzar
Ayer comencé a leer un libro muy interesante.

Question 2

to begin / to start
Last month I started on a new diet.

Answer 2

empezar
El mes pasado empecé una nueva dieta.

Question 3

to play
Last Saturday I played Scrabble with my family.

Answer 3

jugar
El sábado jugué Scrabble con mi familia.

Question 4

to arrive
I arrived to the city on Saturday.

Answer 4

llegar
El sábado llegué a la ciudad.

Question 5

to organize
Last Friday I organized a birthday party for my dog.

Answer 5

organizar
El viernes pasado organicé una fiesta de cumpleaños para mi perro.

Question 6

to pay
¡Oops! I didn’t pay the electricity bill on time.

Answer 6

pagar
¡Ups! no pagué el recibo de luz a tiempo.

Question 7

to practice
Last night I practiced my Spanish at the restaurant.

Answer 7

practicar
Anoche practiqué mi español en el restaurante.

Question 8

to water
I didn’t water my plants and they died.

Answer 8

regar
No regué mis plantas y se murieron.

Question 9

to return
Why did you return the soup?

Answer 9

regresar
¿Por qué regresaste la sopa?

Question 10

to pray
I went to the church and prayed.

Answer 10

rezar
Fui a la iglesia y recé.

Question 11

to ring
The alarm rang very loudly.

Answer 11

sonar
La alarma sonó muy fuerte.

Question 12

to step
Oh! You stepped on my foot!

Answer 12

pisar
¡oh! (Tú) me pisaste el pie.

¡Me pisaste! is also acceptable if it’s not necessary to specify the body part.

Question 13

to receive
They already received the package.

Answer 13

recibir
Ellos ya recibieron el paquete.

Question 14

to throw
That kid threw the food in the trash can.

Answer 14

tirar
Ese niño tiró la comida en el bote de basura.

Question 15

to ask for
The employees asked for a raise.

Answer 15

pedir
Los empleados pidieron un aumento.

Question 16

to go to bed / lay down
Susana went to bed late.
My cat laid down on the sofá.

Answer 16

acostarse
Susana se acostó tarde.
Mi gato se acostó en el sillón.

Question 17

to shave
My husband didn’t shave his beard.

Answer 17

afeitarse
Mi esposo no se afeitó la barba.

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

arreglarse
Mi amiga y yo nos arreglamos para la boda.

Question 19

to take a bath
I can tell you didn’t take a bath.

Answer 19

bañarse
Puedo notar que no te bañaste.

Question 20

to brush
Did the kids brush their teeth?

Answer 20

cepillarse
¿Los niños se cepillaron los dientes?

Question 21

to wake up
At what time did you wake up this morning?

Answer 21

despertarse
¿A qué hora te despertaste esta mañana?

Question 22

to get up
Guys, did you already get up?!

Answer 22

levantarse
¡Chicos, ¿ya se levantaron?!

Question 23

to put on (e.g. clothing)
Yesterday I put on a very nice sweater.

Answer 23

ponerse
Ayer me puse un suéter muy lindo.

Question 24

to fall asleep
The baby fell asleep in the car.

Answer 24

dormirse
El bebé se durmió en el carro.

Question 25

to depart/go/ to leave
The day before yesterday, Juan left the office very late.

Answer 25

irse
Anteayer, Juan se fue muy tarde de la oficina.

Question 26

to dress
The guests dressed very informally for the wedding.

Answer 26

vestirse
Los invitados se vistieron muy infomales para la boda.

Question 27

to get angry /
become upset
The teacher got very angry with me.

Answer 27

enojarse
La maestra se enojó mucho conmigo.

Question 28

to break down / malfunction
Our car broke down yesterday.

Answer 28

descomponerse
Nuestro carro se descompuso ayer.

Question 29

to look for
I looked for the keys everywhere.

Answer 29

buscar
Busqué las llaves por todas partes.

Question 30

to lose
I lost the keys.

Answer 30

perder
Perdí las llaves.