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How you help around the house is part of our daily routine. These are some verbs to describe what you can do to help at home:
| lavar los platos/el coche | to wash the dishes/the car |
| poner la lavadora | to do laundry |
| tender la ropa | to hang out the washing |
| planchar la ropa | to iron |
| arreglar el dormitorio/el salón/el jardín | to tidy the room/living room/garden |
| pasar la aspiradora | to vacuum |
| limpiar el polvo | to do the dusting |
| poner la mesa | to set the table |
| quitar/recoger la mesa | to clear the table |
| preparar el desayuno/la comida/la cena | to prepare breakfast/lunch/dinner |
| hacer la compra | to do the grocery shopping |
| barrer el suelo | to sweep the floor |
| fregar el suelo | to mop the floor |
| hacer las camas | to make the beds |
| pasear al perro | to walk the dog |
| sacar la basura | to take the rubbish out |
| cuidar a mis hermanos | to take care of my siblings |
| cocinar | to cook |
| lavar los platos/el coche |
| to wash the dishes/the car |
| poner la lavadora |
| to do laundry |
| tender la ropa |
| to hang out the washing |
| planchar la ropa |
| to iron |
| arreglar el dormitorio/el salón/el jardín |
| to tidy the room/living room/garden |
| pasar la aspiradora |
| to vacuum |
| limpiar el polvo |
| to do the dusting |
| poner la mesa |
| to set the table |
| quitar/recoger la mesa |
| to clear the table |
| preparar el desayuno/la comida/la cena |
| to prepare breakfast/lunch/dinner |
| hacer la compra |
| to do the grocery shopping |
| barrer el suelo |
| to sweep the floor |
| fregar el suelo |
| to mop the floor |
| hacer las camas |
| to make the beds |
| pasear al perro |
| to walk the dog |
| sacar la basura |
| to take the rubbish out |
| cuidar a mis hermanos |
| to take care of my siblings |
| cocinar |
| to cook |
You may also want to say when or how often you do these things:
| a menudo | often |
| a veces | sometimes |
| diariamente | daily |
| nunca | never |
| siempre | always |
| regularmente | regularly |
| de vez en cuando | from time to time/once in a while |
| todos los días/cada día | every day |
| raramente | rarely |
| dos veces a la semana | twice a week |
| cada semana | every week |
| por la mañana/tarde/noche | in the morning/afternoon/evening |
| después | after |
| luego | then |
| más tarde | later |
| a menudo |
| often |
| a veces |
| sometimes |
| diariamente |
| daily |
| nunca |
| never |
| siempre |
| always |
| regularmente |
| regularly |
| de vez en cuando |
| from time to time/once in a while |
| todos los días/cada día |
| every day |
| raramente |
| rarely |
| dos veces a la semana |
| twice a week |
| cada semana |
| every week |
| por la mañana/tarde/noche |
| in the morning/afternoon/evening |
| después |
| after |
| luego |
| then |
| más tarde |
| later |
Listen to these young people talking about what they do to help around the home. What chores did they do yesterday?
Question
Listen to the audio and state what this person says in English.
She says that she helped make lunch yesterday.
Transcript:
Normalmente pongo la mesa todos los días, pero ayer tuve que ayudar a mi madre a preparar el almuerzo.
Translation:
Normally I lay the table every day, but yesterday I had to help my mother prepare the lunch.
Question
Listen to the audio and state what this person says in English.
He says he is a lazy person and did not do anything to help.
Transcript:
Mi madre dice que soy una persona muy perezosa porque ayer no hice nada para ayudar en casa.
Translation:
My mother says I am a very lazy person because yesterday I didn't do anything to help at home.
Question
Listen to the audio and state what this person says in English.
He says that he ironed his school uniform.
Transcript:
Ayer hice muchísimas cosas para ayudar. Tuve que planchar mi uniforme para el colegio.
Translation:
Yesterday, I did lots of things to help. I had to iron my uniform for school.
Question
Listen to the audio and state what this person says in English.
She says she washed the dishes after dinner.
Transcript:
Nuestro lavaplatos está roto, así que anoche fregué los platos después de la cena.
Translation:
Our dishwasher is broken, so last night I washed the dishes after dinner.
