Routine Review

Mastering Your Daily Routine in Italian

Welcome to the Routine Review! At the A2 level, you can now talk about what you do every day, from waking up to going to sleep. This lesson brings together reflexive verbs, time expressions, and frequency adverbs.

Key Reflexive Verbs

  • svegliarsi - to wake up
  • alzarsi - to get up
  • lavarsi - to wash oneself
  • prepararsi - to get ready

Example: Io mi sveglio alle sette. (I wake up at seven.)

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Remember that reflexive verbs require reflexive pronouns (mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si). Don't forget to change the pronoun to match the subject!

Words

svegliarsi
to wake up
Mi sveglio presto.I wake up early.
alzarsi
to get up
Ti alzi subito?Do you get up immediately?
fare colazione
to have breakfast
Facciamo colazione alle otto.We have breakfast at eight.
lavarsi
to wash oneself
Lui si lava la faccia.He washes his face.
vestirsi
to get dressed
Mi vesto velocemente.I get dressed quickly.
uscire
to go out
Escono di casa alle nove.They leave the house at nine.
tornare
to return
Torno a casa tardi.I return home late.
cenare
to have dinner
Ceniamo insieme.We have dinner together.
rilassarsi
to relax
La sera mi rilasso.In the evening I relax.
andare a dormire
to go to sleep
Vado a dormire alle undici.I go to sleep at eleven.

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Patterns

Mi sveglio alle ___.

Used to state what time you wake up.

Mi sveglio alle sette.I wake up at seven.

Prima di ___, io ___.

Used to describe an action done before another routine action.

Prima di uscire, io faccio colazione.Before going out, I have breakfast.

La sera ___.

Used to describe evening activities.

La sera mi rilasso.In the evening I relax.