3 ¿Cómo es tu rutina diaria?
Your Chapter 3 task is to describe your daily routine and ask others about theirs.
In this chapter, you will meet Xavier, who will describe where he is from, what the weather is like there, and details about his daily routine.
In Chapter 3, you will learn how to provide the same information such as asking for and providing the weather and time, describing your typical day, asking others about theirs, and expressing what you do with your family and friends on weekends. How fun!
I. El clima (The weather)
Raise your hand if you have a weather app on your cell phone? What is the weather like today? Do you know how to describe the weather in Spanish?
Knowing the weather is important in cultures and communities all over the world. It could influence your mood, determine how you get to class or work, what you decide to wear, and what you plan for the day.
Watch as holamydailyspanish introduces you to basic expressions regarding the weather in Spanish.
Actividad A
See if you can remember the weather expressions you just learned from holamydailyspanish’s video. Match each image to its corresponding weather condition.
When conversing with a Spanish speaker, the topic of weather comes up quite often. Do you know how to ask for the weather? Do you know how to provide it?
For ways to ask for the weather, express what the weather is like, and describe the months and seasons of the year, see Slide 14 below.
Play the audio to hear how the vocabulary on weather and seasons is pronounced.
How to ask for the weather:
Weather conditions:
Actividad B
Paso 1. Can you identify the different weather patterns in each photo?
Paso 2. Ask a classmate what the weather is like today in their city. Choose one of the expressions you learned in Slide 14 to ask for the weather.
Modelo- ¿Qué tiempo hace en tu ciudad hoy?
Look at your weather app on your cell phone to provide the most accurate weather.
Modelo- En Wheaton, Illinois está lloviendo hoy.
Paso 3. Ask the same classmate what their favorite season is and why by providing a weather pattern you like in that season.
Modelo- ¿Cuál es tu estación favorita? Answer- Mi estación favorita es el invierno porque me gusta cuando nieva.
Have you ever heard a weather report in Spanish? This may be useful to you if you are traveling to a Spanish-speaking country. Watch as Texan meteorologist, Kim Castro of KHOU 11, provides the weather in Houston for the week.
Press CC for captions in the language you prefer.
Actividad C
Based on the weather report you just viewed by meteorologist, Kim Castro, select the correct answer for each question.
¡Excelente! 🙂
Actividad D
¿Qué tiempo hace en diferentes partes del mundo?
Do you plan to travel this year? When preparing for a trip, it is always important to check the weather forecast so you know what clothes to pack and what activities to do while on vacation.
Click on this link for the current weather in the most popular cities around the world. Choose 3 cities you would like to visit from the list, and ask your partner for the weather and temperature in each one. Then switch roles.
Modelo-
Estudiante 1- ¿Qué tiempo hace en Sydney? ¿Cuál es la temperatura?
Estudiante 2 – Hace fresco en Sydney. La temperature es 63 grados.
What cities were the most popular or had the best weather or temperature, in your opinion?
Intercultural reflection 1
You just learned weather expressions in Spanish. There is a famous song among the Latinx community by Dominican singer, Juan Luis Guerra, that uses weather as a symbol for a more meaningful message. The song is called “OJalá que llueva café,” which means, I hope it rains coffee.
Before listening to the song or reading the lyrics in both Spanish and English, what does the title of the song evoke to you? Do you think this song is about loving coffee? Or, do you think there is a deeper message? Discuss these questions with a group, and share your answers with the class.
After your discussion, listen to “Ojalá que llueva café” and enjoy it. When you are ready, click and review the lyrics by musixmatch translated for you.
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- Was your assumption correct regarding the meaning of Ojalá que llueva café ? After reading the lyrics and listening to the song, what is the song expressing or trying to convey? Is it a positive or negative message? Do you like the song? Share your opinion.
- Why do you feel the song, “Ojalá que llueva café,” is so embraced by the Latinx community?
- Is there a song in your culture that conveys a message that is meaningful or important to your community or to you? What is the song and message? Why does it stand out for you?
- As a group, choose one of the following songs. Listen to it, and write at least 1-2 weather expressions in Spanish you hear in the song. Then discuss what you think the song is about.
Example- En Here Comes the Sun, hace sol.
A. Have You Ever Seen the Rain by CCR.
B. Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles
C. Rainbow by Kacey Musgraves
D. You Are My Sunshine– Christina Perri
E. Let It Snow– Boyz II Men
F. Beautiful Day– U2
G. The Thunder Rolls– Garth Brooks
RetroJazzRd interviewed Juan Luis Guerra about the creation of “Ojalá que llueva café.” Take a quick listen.
You heard “Ojalá que llueva café” as a guitar ballad, but did you know that there is a more popular merengue version of the song? Listen to the song with a merengue beat by Karen Records.
Which version of the song do you like better? Will you explore more music by Juan Luis Guerra? Is there a merengue song that you would like to share with your group? If so, take out your cell phone and play it for them.
Will you take more time listening to songs in Spanish or your native language to find deeper meanings? Will that help you empathize or be more compassionate to the songs’ messages?
If you would like to explore more merengue songs, enjoy the following Spotify List and share it with those that you think would enjoy this genre of music.
II. La hora (The time)
Just as important as discussing the weather, knowing how to ask for the time and providing it could be very useful when conversing in Spanish.
You can start with ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
Watch as StoryLearningSpanish demonstrates additional ways to ask for the time and to give the time in Spanish.
When StoryLearningSpanish provides the time, she does it in a way that is very informal. You will learn more accurate ways to tell time in Slide 15. You will also see examples of how to ask for the time informally and formally.
Play the audio to hear the pronunciation when asking for time and when providing it.
Actividad E
In groups of 2, ask for the time using one of the expressions you learned in Slide 15. Pay close attention to informal versus formal settings.
The song in the background is called “Bicicleta” by Raya Real.
Video 1 __________________________________
Video 2 __________________________________
Video 3 __________________________________
Video 4 __________________________________
¡Muy bien! 🙂
In the following video, Teacher Catalina teaches you how to tell time in Spanish and share at what time you do certain activities.
Actividad F
Paso 1. Based on the vide you just viewed by Teacher Catalina, practice telling time. Match the following times with their corresponding description.
Paso 2. In groups of two, take turns providing the time in each photo. Include de la mañana, de la tarde, de la noche or de la madrugada in your answers.
Modelo-
Estudiante 1- ¿Qué hora es en número 1?
Estudiante 2- Son las _____ de la ______.
¡Muy bien!
Actividad G
Camila is learning how to tell time in her Spanish language class. Help Camila by writing out the time for each number above her head.
Excelente. You now know how to ask for the time and provide it. ¡Fabuloso! 🙂
In Spanish, it is also important to know how to ask at what time an event takes place. You would use the expression, ¿A qué hora?
As a review, ¿Qué hora es? means What time is it?. However, ¿A qué hora? means At what time?
Watch at thespanishenthusiast introduces ¿A qué hora? to you in conversation.
Slide 16 introduces you to the concept of asking at what time something happens and how to provide that information with time.
Play the audio to hear how these expressions are pronounced.
Actividad H
Jess is sharing her daily routine on Facebook with exact times she completes each task. Select the correct time Jess does each of her activities.
¡Fantástico! 🙂
Actividad I
Paso 1. Listen as Jess reads her schedule on the weekends. Place the activities that Jess completes in their chronological order.
Paso 2. Select the time Jess does each activity based on what you heard.
¿Y tú?
Actividad J
What is your daily routine like? What time do you do your activities?
Go around the room and ask 3 different students about their daily routine. When asked, be sure to include the time you do each activity with a + la, al or a + las.
Follow the model.
Modelo-
¿A qué hora asistes a clase? (What time do you attend class?)
Answer- Asisto a clase a las diez de la mañana.
- ¿A qué hora miras Netflix o YouTube (watch)? – Miro YouTube a las ______ de la ______.
- ¿A qué hora estudias(study)? – Estudio ____________.
- ¿A qué hora te acuestas (go to bed)? – Me acuesto ___________.
III. La rutina diaria (daily routine)
Earlier you learned about Jess’s daily routine. What is your daily routine like? Do you know how to start a conversation about daily routine
Watch as Xavier shares two ways to ask someone about their typical day.
Slide 17 below shares additional ways to ask someone about their daily routine and introduces you to ar, er and ir verbs, which are necessary to use when describing activities or tasks you complete on a typical day.
Play the audio to hear how the questions on daily routine and verbs are pronounced.
Actividad K
Select the most appropriate way to ask someone about their daily routine based on the cues provided.
¡Muy bien! Now that you know how to start a conversation about daily routine, if someone were to ask you about yours, it is important to know how to answer with verbs in the yo form.
Watch as Armando describes his daily routine for you through a video he took of his typical day.
Did you notice the verbs in the yo form and time Armando does his daily activities in Latin America?
Actividad L
Select all of the verbs in the following list that Armando mentioned he does on a typical day.
¡Muy bien! 🙂
If you were asked about your daily routine, do you have the vocabulary to list the tasks you complete on a typical day? To do this, you need to know your verbs in the yo form. See Slide 18.
Play the audio to hear how these verbs are pronounced.
Actividad M
In the following crossword, select the most appropriate yo form verb to complete each question.
¡Excelente!
It’s time to share what your daily routine is like. Before you do that, it is important to include parts of your morning and night routine, which will require you to know about reflexive verbs.
What is a reflexive verb? This is an action you do to yourself, and it requires a special reflexive pronoun in the verb conjugation, depending on who the subject completing the action is.
Watch as Julitt_FluentSpanish introduces you to the concept of reflexive verbs.
Slide 19 introduces you to reflexive pronouns and yo form verbs in the reflexive as well.
Play the audio to hear their pronunciation.
Actividad N
Paso 1. Using Slide 19 as a resource, select the most appropriate reflexive verb based on the cues given.
Paso 2. Describe your own daily routine in the morning using at least 4-5 verbs.
Modelo- Me levanto a las seis de la mañana, me cepillo los dientes, me ducho, me visto y voy al trabajo.
*Notice how the last verb is not reflexive. Only put the reflexive pronoun me in front of reflexive verbs.
Read your sentence to a classmate. Do you have similar morning routines?
Now that you know how to describe your daily routine, connect with others and ask them about their typical day.
You can start with an hola, ask how they are, and see if you have any activities in common.
Watch lsedechill’s TikTok video as two students get to know each other’s daily routine by using sign language.
@lsedechill Os traemos una pequeña conversación informal en LSE 🙌 Incluye presentación y preguntas básicas 🗣 #inclusiveconlse #lenguadesingos #lse #lenguadesignosespañola #conversación #presentación #diálogo
Actividad O
Back in Chapters 1 and 2, you learned questions to ask someone to get to know them better. Do you remember them?
To ask someone more specific questions about their daily routine, you will need to know verbs in the tú form.
See Slide 20 for examples of tú form ar, er and ir verbs.
Play the audio to hear how the tú form verbs are pronounced in conversation.
Actividad P
Use the following Lotería sheet to get to know your classmates. Your goal is to obtain a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row of four boxes filled with different classmates’ names.
Greet a classmate and ask them one of the questions in your row. They will answer in the yo form of the verb, and then you will write their answer in the él/ella/elle/Ud. form. Examples of each form of the verbs are below.
Slide 1 contains the questions in the tú form. Slide 2 contains examples of how to answer each question in the yo form. Slide 3 includes how to describe your classmates’ daily routine in the 3rd person singular form.
Once you have a row with 4 different names, you can say ¡Lotería!
For a more thorough explanation of 3rd person singular verbs, see Slide 21. Slide 22 will provide examples of these verbs in visual format.
Play the audio to hear how to verbs in Slides 21 and 22 are pronounced.
Slide 21- Introduction to 3rd person singular verbs
Slide 22- 3rd person singular verbs pronounced
80s movies and music are making a comeback! Have you ever seen the film, Untamed Heart? In the following scene, Marissa Tomei’s character is rushing home from work in order to get ready for a date.
Actividad Q
Place the actions that Marissa’s character completes in chronological order.
Is your routine similar or different when you get ready to go out? 🙂
Spanishconcaro describes her daily routine in a TikTok video. Be sure to press the sound on the bottom of the video.
@spanishconcaro Hola amigos, vamos a practicar la rutina diaria, comenta tu rutina en los comentarios. Let’s practice daily routine. I hope this video is helpful for y’all. #spanishlearners #spanishphrases #learnspanish #spanishonline #letspracticespanish
Actividad R
After watching Caro’s daily routine video, can you describe what she does in the 3rd person singular form?
¡Excelente! 🙂
Did you know that in some Spanish-speaking countries, they include the subject pronoun, tú, in their questions for emphasis and they drop the letter s in the tú form verb? For example, in Cuba, it is common to hear ¿Cómo tú te llama? for what is your name- versus- ¿Cómo te llamas? These are some characteristics of the Caribbean dialect in Spanish.
Let’s learn more about it through Bad Bunny’s music.
Intercultural reflection 2
In Chapter 1, you learned about the ceceo, the unique pronunciation of the letters c and z in Spain, with a concert performance by Rosalía. Did you know that there are distinct characteristics of Spanish language pronunciation in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other Latinx coastal countries of Latin America?
Did you know that Grammy-winning artist, Bad Bunny, who is from Puerto Rico, has a very distinct acento caribeño. What is an acento caribeño? What are the characteristics of this accent/dialect?
Watch the following video by Story Learning Spanish to learn more about el acento caribeño.
*Watch the video until minute 5:08 for this intercultural activity.
Based on the video, some of the characteristics of the acento caribeño are:
- The omission of consonants on the last syllable of certain words that end in D, S, or R. For example- dos chicas would be do chica’
- Shorten certain prepositions. For example- para would be pa’
- Pronounce the R like an L. For example- porque would be polque
- Some may pronounce the L like an R as well. For example- alto would be arto
- The subject pronoun appears in questions and answers to emphasize the person being discussed. For example- instead of asking, “¿Cómo te llamas?”, it would be, “¿Cómo tú te llama’?”
- The subject pronoun is also placed before the verb for emphasis as shown above.
To get a clearer idea of the acento caribeño, listen to Bad Bunny speak about his career with Vogue. Do you recognize any of the characteristics of the acento caribeño when Bad Bunny speaks?
Bad Bunny also spells the song titles of his latest album, Debí tirar más fotos, in the way he pronounces them with the acento caribeño.
See the following album cover by Genius. Write what you think each of the following 4 title songs would be in Spanish, if they were not written in the acento caribeño.
For example- NuevaYol would be Nueva York.
Voy a llevarte pa PR
Weltita
Veldá
Ketu Tecré
Explore more
1. In your native language, are there different dialects or accents as well? Can you name some? How do you feel about them?
2. Is there a particular accent in your native language you enjoy more? Is there a dialect or accent in your native language you dislike? Why? Are there stigmas attached to different accents or dialects? Are the stigmas fair?
3. Have you noticed different dialects or accents when conversing with Spanish speakers? Is one accent harder to understand than another? Would you like to learn more about Spanish accents and dialects?
Watch as Learn Spanish Babbel walks you through different accents and dialects in Spanish.
4. After watching Learn Spanish Babbel’s video about Spanish around the world, how do you feel about accents and dialects in Spanish or your native language? Do you have more compassion or empathy for those that speak with an accent due to their connection with history and geography? Share your opinion.
5. Bad Bunny discusses aspects of his life in the video by Vogue. In your same groups, create 3-4 questions to ask Bad Bunny about his pastimes or daily routine. Using verbs in the informal tú.
Example- Bad Bunny, ¿vives con tu familia? OR Bad Bunny, ¿a qué hora te despiertas normalmente?
Here is a list of some other artists that have the acento caribeño. Click on their links to hear their accents through music or interviews. Do you hear any of the dialectal characteristics you just learned about? What are they?
- Zoey Saldana con padres (parents) de Puerto Rico y la República Dominicana
- Celia Cruz de Cuba
- Ozuna de Puerto Rico
To learn more about Bad Bunny’s critically acclaimed album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, watch the following interview by Apple Music and listen to the songs themselves on Apple, YouTube or Spotify.
IV. Los fines de semana (On weekends)
You now know how to describe your daily routine and someone else’s in Spanish. You also know how to ask questions to learn about someone else’s typical day. ¡Muy bien hecho! 🙂
Can you also describe your family members and friends’ daily routine?
What do your family and you do on weekends? What do your friends do?
Listen as Natalia describes what she and her family do on weekends in this short video clip.
Do you spend time with your family on weekends as Natalia does, or do you do more activities with friends? What do they do?
To understand the difference between describing what your family and you do (forma nosotros) and what your friends do (forma ellos), see Slide 23 .
Play the audio to hear how verbos in the nosotros and ellos forms are pronounced.
Actividad S
Based on the explanation and examples of the nosotros and ellos form verbs, select the correct subject for each question.
¡Muy bien!
Sinturbulencias, Allu and Lea, recently took a trip to Costa Rica. Watch their YouTube short below.
Actividad T
Paso 1. During the 8 days Allu and Leah were in Costa Rica, place the activities they completed in the order presented in the video. The verbs are in the ellos form.
Paso 2. What else do you think Allu and Leah do on their trips to places like Costa Rica. Change each verb to the ellos form.
A television station held a contest asking different families from around the world to submit photos of their favorite weekend pastimes with their families.
These are the winners!
Actividad U
Paso 1. The families were supposed to describe their favorite activity they do with one another in each photo in the nosotros form. Help them complete this task.
Paso 2. With a partner, share three things you do with your family on weekends in the nosotros form.
Modelo- MI familia y yo ______, _____ y ____.
Do your friends volunteer on weekends? Does your family? Have you ever volunteered before? Daniel Illescas is inviting you to his world of volunteerism in the following intercultural reflection.
Intercultural reflection 3
In this chapter, you are learning how to express daily routine in Spanish with days of the week and time. In the following video by Daniel Illescas, you will get to meet him and learn about his daily routine in Africa.
Daniel volunteers his time in Kenya to help children that are displaced or left without parents. Although it is important to be able to express our own daily routine, there is value in seeing the daily routine of cultures different than your own to develop empathy and intercultural competence skills.
You could select CC for captions in the language you prefer.
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1. What is Daniel’s daily routine like in Kenya? What do the kids do during the day? Write a paragraph of 4-5 of the activities Daniel does in Spanish using expressions of time.
Example- Por la mañana, Daniel prepara el desayuno para los niños. Por la tarde, los niños escuchan música y bailan.
2. What do you have in common with Daniel’s daily routine? What is different?
Example- Daniel duerme en Kenya, pero yo duermo en mi casa en los Estados Unidos. *Use a subject pronoun for yourself when comparing your daily routine with someone else’s.
3. Would you consider volunteering? What are the pros and cons? Have you ever volunteered before? After volunteering, what changed for you? Did you develop more empathy and compassion during or after volunteering? Share your experience with someone else.
4. El voluntariado is volunteerism in Spanish. ¿Quieres ser voluntario/a/e? Below are 3 Latinx volunteer organizations. Research each one, and select the one that most interests you. What do they do? Can you dedicate your time to volunteering for them? What positive impact would volunteering for this organization bring to you or your community? Are there other volunteer organizations you could recommend to your group or the class?
Instagram: @latinooutdoors
Instagram: @votolatino
Instagram: @asociacionindigo
Before concluding this chapter, it is important to note that the subject pronoun, vosotros, is used in Spain. This is the plural informal you form.
You were introduced to the vosotros form back in Chapter 1. In fact, you learned that the pronoun could vary depending on gender. For example, you would use the vosotros form to address all males or females and males together. Vosotras is used to address all females, and vosotres is for those that identify as non-binary.
Watch as holamydailyspanish explains the vosotros form is and how it compares to the ustedes, which also means you plural.
In case you do plan to visit Spain, it is important to recognize the vosotros form because you will most likely hear it in conversation.
Watch as Easy Spanish interviews Spaniards, who respond using the vosotros. Easy Spanish, who is from Mexico, uses the Uds. form, which is used by 99% of Spanish speakers.
For this reason, you will not be assessed on the vosotros form, but it is important to recognize the subject pronoun, as it does form part of the Spanish language.
If you would like to conjugate verbs in the vosotros form, you can use the verb conjugator on wordreference.com. Type the verb you would like to conjugate and scroll to the vosotros form. It is that easy. 🙂
For practice, see if you can decipher the following questions in the vosotros form and select the correct response in the nosotros form. 🙂
A student in southern Spain is asking her friends what they do with their families. What is the most logical answer to each question?
The song in the background is called “De Mil Colores” by Niña Pastori.
Do you plan to visit Spain soon? Will you use the vosotros form? 🙂 Do you think you will recognize it after watching Easy Spanish’s video?
V. Chapter 3 Final Assessment
In this chapter, you learned how to discuss the weather, time, and daily routine during the week and on weekends. ¡Fabuloso! 🙂
For your Chapter 3 Final Assessment, Xavier would like to get to know you. Listen to his questions about your daily routine, and answer each prompt on your own.
