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un despertador - alarm clock
despertarse - to get up
el jabón - soap
lavarse - to wash
una toalla - towel
secarse - to dry
el agua caliente - warm water
bañarse, tomar un baño - to take a bath
ducharse, tomar una ducha - to take a shower
unas tijeras - scissors
cortarse - to cut
las uñas - nails
los bigotes - moustache
la barba - facial hair
el pelo - hair
un cepillo de dientes - toothbrush
cepillarse - to brush
una maquina de afeitar, una afeitadora eléctrica - electric shaver
afeitarse - to shave
el champú - shampoo
unos rulos - curlers
rizarse - to curl
un peine - comb
peinarse - to comb
un cepillo - brush
una secadora - blow dryer
el lápiz de labios - lipstick
pintarse - to paint
el rimel, la mascara de ojos - mascara
maquillarse las pestañas - to make-up the eyelashes
el espejo - mirror
el perfume - perfume
la colonia - cologne
el desodorante - deodorant
la pasta dentrífica - toothpaste
la hoja de afeitar - razor blade
la crema de afeitar - shaving cream
las pinzas - tweezer
el maquillaje - make-up
la sombra de ojos - eye shadow
la laca para el cabello - hair spray
el esmalte de uñas - nail polish
el polgo - face powder
levantarse - to get up
arreglarse - to fix oneself up
desayunarse - to have breakfast
vestirse - to get dressed
ponerse - to put on
perfumarse - to put perfume on
quitarse - to take off
acostarse - to go to bed

Verbs that express movement

sentarse - to sit down
quedarse - to stay
irse - to leave
macharse - to go away
darse prisa - to hurry
acercarse = to approach
alejarse - to move away
moverse - to move
pararse - to stop

For Conversation

¡Perdón! - Excuse me!
¡Dispense! - used to get attention, apologize
¡Disculpe la molestia! - used to get attention
¡Con permiso! - With permission!
¡Los siento mucho! - I'm very sorry!
¡Mil disculpas! - A thousand apologies!

Radically Changing Verbs (-ar and -er)

e to ie

cerrar - to close
comenzar - to begin, start
despertar - to wake (someone) up
empezar - to begin, start
pensar - to think
quebrar - to break
defender - to defend
descender - to descend, go down
encender - to light, to turn on
entender - to understand
perder - to lose, to miss (a bus)
querer - to want, to like, love

o to ue

almorzar- to have lunch
contar - to tell, relate
costar - to cost
encontrar - to find, to meet
mostrar - to show
probar - to try, to taste
sonar - to ring, sound
soñar - to dream
devolver - to return, give back
mover - to move
oler - to smell
poder - to be able to, can
resolver - to solve
soler - to be used to, accustomed to
volver - to come back, return

Radically Changing Verbs (-ir)

e to ie

advertir - to warn, advise
mentir - to lie
preferir - to prefer
sentir - to feel, to be sorry

o to ue

dormir - to sleep
morir - to die

e to i

pedir - to ask for
reír - to laugh
repetir - to repeat
seguir - to follow
servir - to serve
sonreír - to smile

Verbs Followed by Infinitives

(me) gusta - (I) like
decidir - to decide
desear - to wish
esperar - to hope
necesitar - to need
aprender a - to learn
comenzar a - to begin
empezar a - to begin
enseñar a - to teach
cesar de - to stop
dejar de - to quit, stop
tratar de - to try
consistir en - to consist of
insistir en - to insist on
vacilar en - to hesitate
soñar con - to dream of

Reflexive Verbs


divertirse - to have fun
alegrarse - to rejoice, be glad
aburrirse - to get bored
enojarse - to get upset, angry
ocuparse (de) - to get busy with
preocuparse (de) - to worry, get worried about
ponserse furioso - to get mad
enfadarse - to get angry
callarse - to be quiet, shut up
alistarse - to get ready
prepararse - to get ready
equivocarse - to make a mistake
quejarse (de) - to complain about
olividarse (de) - to forget
acordarse (de) - to remember
negarse (a) - to refuse
darse cuenta (de) - to realize
reunirse (con) - to meet
despedirse (de) - to take a leave (of), say good-bye
hacerse (médico) - to become (a doctor)
casarse - to get married, to marry
hallarse - to be located
mudarse - to move (to a new house)