Spanish

Talking About Your Day

Learn simple phrases for describing your routine and daily plans.

5 min

The idea

A daily routine is mostly present-tense verbs plus time phrases.

You can say a lot with a small set of verbs: trabajar, comer, ir, hacer and descansar.

Useful daily verbs

01trabajotrah-BAH-hohI work02comoKOH-mohI eat03voyI go04hagoI do or make05descansoI rest06vuelvoI return

Time phrases

01por la mañanapor lah mah-NYAH-nahin the morning02por la tardein the afternoon or evening03por la nocheat night04a las dosat two05despuésafterwards

Build a simple routine

01Trabajo por la mañana.I work in the morning.02Como a las dos.I eat at two.03Por la tarde voy al gimnasio.In the afternoon I go to the gym.04Después vuelvo a casa.Afterwards I go back home.

“Hago” is useful when English says “do.”

Activity

Hago ejercicioPronunciation: AH-goh eh-hehr-THEE-thyoh.I exercise.

Question

¿Qué haces hoy?Pronunciation: keh AH-thes oyWhat are you doing today?

Ask about someone’s day

01¿Qué haces hoy?What are you doing today?02¿Trabajas hoy?Are you working today?03¿A qué hora comes?What time do you eat?04¿Qué haces esta tarde?What are you doing this afternoon?

Natural shortcut

You can answer with fragments when the context is clear.

¿Qué haces esta tarde? — Gimnasio y luego cena con amigos. Short answers are normal in conversation.

Remember this

Link a few present-tense verbs with time phrases.

Trabajo por la mañana, como a las dos y por la tarde voy al gimnasio. That is already a useful conversation.

Lesson complete

Reviewed 2026-09-07

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