How to Get Ready in Spanish – European Spanish Beginner (Free Lesson for Adults)
CEFR Level:
- A2 Level (Advanced Beginner)
Goal:
At the end of your learning session, you must be able to understand the script provided on this page just by reading and listening to it. Your goal is to understand the script, not memorise it.
Learn to Get Ready in Spanish (w/ FREE Script and Audio)
Título: Prepararse por la mañana
Personajes: Lucas y Mateo
Escenario: Lucas llama a Mateo por teléfono mientras va de camino a su casa para recogerlo. Al ver que Mateo ya está listo tan pronto, a Lucas le da curiosidad saber cómo es su rutina diaria de cuidado personal y horarios.
Title: Getting Ready in the Morning Characters: Lucas y MateoSetting: Lucas calls Mateo on the phone while on his way to pick him up at his house. Seeing that Mateo is ready so early, Lucas gets curious about his personal care routine and daily schedule.
Lucas:
¡Hola, Mateo! ¿Ya estás despierto? ¡Prepárate! NM: Hi, Mateo! Are you awake yet? Get ready! LT: Hello, Mateo! Already you are awake? Prepare yourself!
¡Hola, Mateo! ¿Ya estás despierto? ¡Prepárate! NM: Hi, Mateo! Are you awake yet? Get ready! LT: Hello, Mateo! Already you are awake? Prepare yourself!
Casi estoy llegando a tu casa para recogerte.
NM: I’m almost at your house to pick you up.
LT: Almost I am arriving at your house to pick up you.
Mateo:
¡Buenos días, Lucas! Sí, ya estoy listo. NM: Good morning, Lucas! Yeah, I’m ready. LT: Good days, Lucas! Yes, already I am ready.
¡Buenos días, Lucas! Sí, ya estoy listo. NM: Good morning, Lucas! Yeah, I’m ready. LT: Good days, Lucas! Yes, already I am ready.
Lucas:
¡¿Tan pronto!? ¿A qué hora te despiertas normalmente por la mañana? NM: This early!? What time do you usually wake up in the morning? LT: So soon!? At what hour you yourself wake up normally by the morning?
¡¿Tan pronto!? ¿A qué hora te despiertas normalmente por la mañana? NM: This early!? What time do you usually wake up in the morning? LT: So soon!? At what hour you yourself wake up normally by the morning?
Mateo:
Pongo el despertador a las ocho, NM: I set my alarm for eight, LT: I put the alarm at the eight,
Pongo el despertador a las ocho, NM: I set my alarm for eight, LT: I put the alarm at the eight,
pero siempre me despierto antes de que suene,
NM: but I always wake up before it goes off,
LT: but always myself I wake up before that it sounds,
así que me despierto a las siete y media.
NM: so I wake up at seven thirty.
LT: like that myself I wake up at the seven and half.
Al levantarme voy al baño;
NM: When I get up I go to the bathroom;
LT: Upon getting myself up I go to the bathroom;
primero me lavo la cara con agua fría para despertarme y me lavo los dientes sin prisa.
NM: first I wash my face with cold water to wake myself up and I brush my teeth without rushing.
LT: first myself I wash the face with cold water to wake myself up and myself I wash the teeth without hurry.
Lucas:
Yo me levanto a las siete. NM: I get up at seven. LT: I myself get up at the seven.
Yo me levanto a las siete. NM: I get up at seven. LT: I myself get up at the seven.
Me baño rápidamente, me afeito frente al espejo y luego me peino el pelo.
NM: I shower quickly, shave in front of the mirror, and then comb my hair.
LT: Myself I bathe quickly, myself I shave in front of the mirror and then myself I comb the hair.
Mateo:
A mí no me gusta peinarme, siento que me quita muchísimo tiempo, NM: I don’t like combing my hair, I feel like it takes up too much time, LT: To me not me it pleases to comb myself, I feel that me it takes very much time,
A mí no me gusta peinarme, siento que me quita muchísimo tiempo, NM: I don’t like combing my hair, I feel like it takes up too much time, LT: To me not me it pleases to comb myself, I feel that me it takes very much time,
por eso siempre me pongo una gorra.
NM: that’s why I always put on a cap.
LT: for that always myself I put a cap.
Me pongo las gafas porque soy miope
NM: I put on my glasses because I’m nearsighted
LT: Myself I put the glasses because I am nearsighted
y luego me visto con ropa deportiva porque entreno temprano.
NM: and then I get dressed in workout clothes because I train early.
LT: and then myself I dress with clothing sporty because I train early.
Lucas:
¡Qué disciplina! Yo prefiero ponerme las lentillas para estar más cómodo. NM: Very disciplined! I prefer to put in my contact lenses to be more comfortable. LT: What discipline! I prefer to put on myself the contact lenses to be more comfortable.
¡Qué disciplina! Yo prefiero ponerme las lentillas para estar más cómodo. NM: Very disciplined! I prefer to put in my contact lenses to be more comfortable. LT: What discipline! I prefer to put on myself the contact lenses to be more comfortable.
¿A qué hora desayunas?
NM: What time do you have breakfast?
LT: At what hour do you breakfast?
Mateo:
Desayuno después de entrenar. NM: I eat breakfast after working out. LT: I breakfast after of to train.
Desayuno después de entrenar. NM: I eat breakfast after working out. LT: I breakfast after of to train.
Entreno durante una hora más o menos.
NM: I work out for about an hour.
LT: I train during an hour more or less.
Tardo quince minutos en ir al gimnasio y quince en volver a casa,
NM: It takes me fifteen minutes to get to the gym and fifteen to get back home,
LT: I delay fifteen minutes in to go to the gym and fifteen in to return to house,
así que desayuno sobre las nueve y media, más o menos.
NM: so I have breakfast around nine thirty, more or less.
LT: like that I breakfast over the nine and half, more or less.
Lucas:
¿Y qué desayunas normalmente? NM: And what do you usually have for breakfast? LT: And what do you breakfast normally?
¿Y qué desayunas normalmente? NM: And what do you usually have for breakfast? LT: And what do you breakfast normally?
Mateo:
Preparo un desayuno alto en proteína y me lavo las manos y las uñas muy bien, NM: I prepare a high-protein breakfast and wash my hands and nails really well, LT: I prepare a breakfast high in protein and myself I wash the hands and the nails very well,
Preparo un desayuno alto en proteína y me lavo las manos y las uñas muy bien, NM: I prepare a high-protein breakfast and wash my hands and nails really well, LT: I prepare a breakfast high in protein and myself I wash the hands and the nails very well,
sobre todo después de usar las máquinas del gimnasio, que las usa mucha gente.
NM: especially after using the gym equipment that lots of people use.
LT: on all after of to use the machines of the gym, that them uses many people.
Lucas:
Muy bien. Yo trabajo mucho frente al ordenador, así que por la tarde, NM: Very good. I work a lot in front of the computer, so in the afternoon, LT: Very well. I work much in front of the computer, like that by the afternoon,
Muy bien. Yo trabajo mucho frente al ordenador, así que por la tarde, NM: Very good. I work a lot in front of the computer, so in the afternoon, LT: Very well. I work much in front of the computer, like that by the afternoon,
sobre las cuatro, medito para relajar la mente y me echo unos veinte minutos de siesta.
NM: around four, I meditate to relax my mind and take about a twenty-minute nap.
LT: over the four, I meditate in order to relax the mind and myself I throw some twenty minutes of nap.
Mateo:
A mí también me gusta mucho meditar. NM: I really like meditating too. LT: To me also me it pleases much to meditate.
A mí también me gusta mucho meditar. NM: I really like meditating too. LT: To me also me it pleases much to meditate.
Lucas:
Y por la noche, ¿qué sueles hacer antes de acostarte? NM: And at night, what do you usually do before going to bed? LT: And by the night, what you tend to do before of to go to bed yourself?
Y por la noche, ¿qué sueles hacer antes de acostarte? NM: And at night, what do you usually do before going to bed? LT: And by the night, what you tend to do before of to go to bed yourself?
Mateo:
Al llegar a casa suelo estar cansado por el trabajo, NM: When I get home I’m usually tired from work, LT: Upon arriving to house I tend to be tired because of the work,
Al llegar a casa suelo estar cansado por el trabajo, NM: When I get home I’m usually tired from work, LT: Upon arriving to house I tend to be tired because of the work,
así que me siento en el sofá unos diez minutos antes de ducharme.
NM: so I sit on the couch for about ten minutes before showering.
LT: like that myself I sit on the sofa some ten minutes before of to shower myself.
Después de ducharme, me lavo los dientes, me hago la rutina de skincare,
NM: After showering, I brush my teeth, do my skincare routine,
LT: After of to shower myself, myself I wash the teeth, myself I make the routine of skincare,
me echo crema en el cuerpo y luego estiro un poco.
NM: put lotion on my body, and after I stretch a bit.
LT: myself I throw cream on the body and after I stretch a bit.
Después me pongo el pijama si es invierno, y si es verano duermo desnudo.
NM: Then I put on my pajamas if it’s winter, and if it’s summer I sleep naked.
LT: After myself I put the pajamas if it is winter, and if it is summer I sleep nude.
Lucas:
¿Y ya te duermes? NM: And do you go to sleep right then? LT: And already yourself you sleep?
¿Y ya te duermes? NM: And do you go to sleep right then? LT: And already yourself you sleep?
Mateo:
Aún no. Antes de dormir leo un libro o estudio español para coger sueño. NM: Not yet. Before sleeping I read a book or study Spanish to get sleepy. LT: Still not. Before of to sleep I read a book or I study Spanish to catch sleep.
Aún no. Antes de dormir leo un libro o estudio español para coger sueño. NM: Not yet. Before sleeping I read a book or study Spanish to get sleepy. LT: Still not. Before of to sleep I read a book or I study Spanish to catch sleep.
Me acuesto sobre las doce de la noche.
NM: I go to bed around midnight.
LT: Myself I bed over the twelve of the night.
Lucas:
Yo también me acuesto tarde, me duermo a la una. NM: I go to bed late too, I sleep at one. LT: I also myself I go to bed late, myself I sleep at the one.
Yo también me acuesto tarde, me duermo a la una. NM: I go to bed late too, I sleep at one. LT: I also myself I go to bed late, myself I sleep at the one.
Pero no tengo un buen hábito como tú:
NM: But I don’t have a good habit like you:
LT: But not I have a good habit like you:
al llegar a casa pongo la televisión y me quedo frito delante de la tele.
NM: when I get home I turn on the TV and pass out right in front of it.
LT: upon arriving to house I put the television and myself I remain fried in front of the TV.
¡Cómo te cuidas, eh! Bueno, estaré en tu casa en dos minutos.
NM: Look at you taking care of yourself! Anyway, I’ll be at your house in two minutes.
LT: How yourself you care, eh! Well, I will be in your house in two minutes.
¡Ya cuelgo! ¡Chao!
NM: Hanging up now! ¡Bye!
LT: Already I hang up! ¡Bye!
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