Lección 23: Read & Respond

El cuerpo

hair = el pelo, el cabello
teeth = los dientes
face = la cara
hands = las manos

En el baño

bathroom sink = el lavabo
mirror = el espejo
towel = la toalla
washcloth = la toallita
to wash = lavarse
to take a shower = tomar una ducha
to take a bath = tomar un baño

Los productos higienicos

toothpaste = la pasta dentífrica
toothbrush = el cepillo de dientes
soap = el jabón
shower gel = el gel de ducha
deodorant = el desordorante
shampoo = el champú

Otros productos

comb = el peine
brush = el cepillo
makeup = el maquillaje
hairdryer = el secador de pelo
shaving cream = la crema de afeitado
razor = al maquinilla de afeitar

acciones

to wake up = despertarse
to get up = levantarse
to wash = lavarse
to brush = cepillarse
to comb = peinarse
to dry = secarse

acciones

to fix one's hair = arreglarse el pelo
to shave = afeitarse
to put on makeup = maquillarse
to get dressed = vestirse
to take a shower/bath = tomar una ducha/baño
to leave = salir

Reflexive verbs

Reflexive verbs are actions that you do to yourself. The subject of the verb also receives the action of the verb.

Example:
I wash my hair. = Me lavo el pelo. (I did the action, and it was my hair that got washed. My hair is a part of me.)
I wash my car. = Lavo el carro. ( I did the action, but I am not my car.)

Reflexive verbs

Reflexive verbs are easy to spot in Spanish. The infinitive of the verb ends in -se. There will be a reflexive pronoun in front of the verb when it is conjugated.

Reflexive verbs

When you use a reflexive verb, keeping the infinitive form, the -se will change to match the subject.
Example: Me gusta lavarme las manos antes de comer.

The same is true of an affirmative command. Remember this?
Example: Levántense.