Daily routine in Italian

Daily routine - Routine giornaliera

English	Italian
DAILY ROUTINE - ROUTINE GIORNALIERA
to wake someone up Her mother wakes her up at 8 o'clock.	svegliare Sua madre la sveglia alle otto.
to wake up I wake up very early.	svegliarsi Mi sveglio molto presto.
to get up	alzarsi
to make the bed	fare il letto
to get dressed	vestirsi
to get ready	prepararsi
to have a shower	fare la doccia
to have a bath	fare un bagno
to have a wash	lavarsi
to clean your teeth	lavarsi i denti
to brush your teeth	lavarsi i denti
to wash your hair	lavarsi i capelli
to dry your hair	asciugarsi i capelli
to brush your hair	spazzolarsi i capelli
to comb your hair	pettinarsi
to dry your hands	asciugarsi le mani
to have a shave	radersi
to clean your shoes	pulirsi le scarpe
to put on makeup	truccarsi
to put in your contact lenses	mettere le lenti a contatto
to put in your false teeth	mettere la dentiera
to have breakfast	fare colazione
to have lunch	mangiare pranzo/pranzare
to have dinner	mangiare cena/cenare
to cook lunch, to get lunch ready	preparare pranzo/fare da mangiare
to feed the cat / dog	dar da mangiare al gatto / cane
to water the plants	innaffiare le piante
to switch on the radio / television	accendere la radio / televisione
to listen to the radio	ascoltare la radio
to watch television / telly	guardare la televisione / TV
to go to school / work / university / the office	andare a scuola / a lavorare / all'universitá / in ufficio
to catch the bus / train	prendere l'autobus / il treno
to start work	iniziare a lavorare
to get home (from work)	tornare a casa
to go home	andare a casa
to get undressed	svestirsi / spogliarsi
to go to bed	andare a letto
to set the alarm clock	mettere la sveglia
to have a rest	riposarsi / fare un pisolino
to fall asleep	addormentarsi
to oversleep	dormire troppo
to have a sleepless night	passare una notte insonne / una notte in bianco
to suffer from insomnia	soffrire d'insonnia
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DAILY ROUTINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What time do you get up?	A che ora ti alzi?
How often do you go to the cinema?	Vai spesso al cinema?
I go to the cinema once / twice a week / month / year.	Vado al cinema una volta / due volte alla settimana / al mese / l'anno.
I sometimes / never go to the theatre. I often go to the theatre.	Ogni tanto vado a teatro / Non vado mai a teatro. Vado spesso a teatro.
How long does it take you to get to work?	Quanto ci metti ad andare al lavoro?
Where do you live?	Dove abiti?
How much coffee do you drink?	Quanto caffé bevi?
What do you usually have for breakfast?	Cosa mangi di solito per colazione?
How do you get to school?	Come vai a scuola?
What time do you go to bed?	A che ora vai a dormire?
A NOTE ON REFLEXIVE VERBS
A lot of these verbs are reflexive e.g. to wash my hair = lavarmi i capelli In English, the verb does not change but the possessive adjective before hair changes to reflect who is doing the action. In Italian, the verb is reflexive and changes to reflect who is doing the action. Note: normally in Italian, it is not normally necessary to use the subject pronoun (Io, Tu, Lui, Lei, Noi, Voi, Loro). However, if you need to distinguish between a girl and a boy then it is possible to include it (see below).
I wash my hair.	Mi lavo i capelli.
You wash your hair.	Ti lavi i capelli.
He washes his hair.	Si lava i capelli.
She washes her hair.	Si lava i capelli.
We wash our hair.	Ci laviamo i capelli.
You wash your hair.	Vi lavate i capelli.
They wash their hair.	Si lavano i capelli.
He washes his hair in the morning but she washes her hair in the afternoon.	Lui si lava i capelli al mattino ma lei si lava i capelli al pomeriggio.