Portuguese · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 18
Minha rotinaMy routine
The daily routine with reflexive verbs. A reflexive verb takes a pronoun that "returns" to the subject: eu me levanto, você se levanta. In Brazil the pronoun comes BEFORE the verb: Eu me levanto de manhã. The parts of the day: de manhã, à tarde, à noite. And the regular -ar verbs: trabalhar, estudar, descansar, acordar. New vocabulary: acordar, levantar-se, tomar banho, trabalhar, estudar, descansar, sempre, ontem.
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Levanto ou me levanto?— levanto or me levanto?
- LucasMike, a que horas você se levanta?Mike, what time do you get up?
- MikeLevanto às sete.I get up at seven. (slip: levantar-se is reflexive — you need "me": "Me levanto às sete")
- LucasCom o pronome: me levanto. A ação volta a você.With the pronoun: me levanto. The action returns to you.
- MikeAh, me levanto às sete e tomo banho.Ah, I get up at seven and shower.
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Um dia normal— A Normal Day
- BiaLucas, você acorda cedo?Lucas, do you wake up early?
- LucasSim, me levanto às seis e tomo banho.Yes, I get up at six and shower.
- BiaE à tarde?And in the afternoon?
- LucasTrabalho à tarde e sempre descanso à noite.I work in the afternoon and always rest at night.
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- acordar
verbto wake up
- levantar-se
verbto get up
- tomar banho
verbto shower, bathe
- trabalhar
verbto work
- estudar
verbto study
- descansar
verbto rest
- sempre
adverbalways
- ontem
adverbyesterday
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Reflexive verbs
Explanation
Many routine actions are reflexive: the action "returns" to the subject (you get yourself up). The infinitive ends in "-se": levantar-se. When conjugating, the "-se" becomes a pronoun (me/se) that, in Brazil, comes BEFORE the verb: eu me levanto, você se levanta, ele se levanta. The English mistake is to forget the pronoun: "levanto às sete" → "me levanto às sete". Regular -ar verbs (non-reflexive) conjugate without a pronoun: trabalho, estuda, descansa. For the time of day: de manhã / à tarde / à noite.
Examples
- Eu me levanto às sete.I get up at seven.
- Tomo banho de manhã.I shower in the morning.
- Trabalho à tarde e descanso à noite.I work in the afternoon and rest at night.
- Sempre acordo cedo.I always wake up early.
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