Take a Break in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to take a break in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about physical health

• talk about mental health

• describe symptoms

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
afortunado	lucky, fortunate
agitado	worked up
alérgico	allergic
animado	lively
deprimido	depressed
descansado	rested
desorientado	disoriented
diabético	diabetic
embarazada	pregnant
energético	energized
entusiasmado	enthusiastic
estresado	stressed
mareado	dizzy
motivado	motivated
profesional	professional
vegano	vegan

examples
Necesito su consejo profesional. I need your professional advice.
¿Es vegana? Are you vegan?
Me siento descansado. I feel rested.

Remember that we use ser with adjectives to talk about permanent attributes and estar with adjectives to talk about temporary states. For example:

examples
¿Es diabética? Are you diabetic?
¿Está preocupada por su carrera? Are you worried about your career?

Read more about ser versus estar in this article.

Nouns

Spanish	English
Italia	Italy
el síntoma	symptom

examples
¿Algún otro síntoma? Any other symptoms?

Gender Tip

While Italy is a feminine noun, the article la is often omitted.

examples
Me voy de viaje a Italia. I'm going on a trip to Italy.

Noun Phrase

Spanish	English
la jornada laboral	workday

examples
Mi jornada laboral dura once horas. My workday lasts eleven hours.

Prepositional Phrase

Spanish	English
al	when, as, by

When used as a preposition, al is followed by an infinitive verb.

examples
Me siento mareada al levantarme. I feel dizzy when I get up.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Citar

Citaris a regular -ar verb that means to make an appointment (with).

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cito	I make an appointment (with)
tú	citas	you make an appointment (with)	informal singular you
vos	citás	you make an appointment (with)	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cita	he, she makes an appointment (with)
usted	cita	you make an appointment (with)	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	citamos	we make an appointment (with)
vosotros, vosotras	citáis	you make an appointment (with)	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	citan	they make an appointment (with)
ustedes	citan	you make an appointment (with)	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Encontrarse

Encontrarse(to feel or to find oneself) is both a pronominal verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me encuentro	I feel
tú	te encuentras	you feel	informal singular you
vos	te encontrás	you feel	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se encuentra	he, she feels
usted	se encuentra	you feel	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos encontramos	we feel
vosotros, vosotras	os encontráis	you feel	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se encuentran	they feel
ustedes	se encuentran	you feel	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Moverse

Moverse(to move) is both a pronominal verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me muevo	I move
tú	te mueves	you move	informal singular you
vos	te movés	you move	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se mueve	he, she moves
usted	se mueve	you move	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos movemos	we move
vosotros, vosotras	os movéis	you move	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se mueven	they move
ustedes	se mueven	you move	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Relajarse

Relajarseis a reflexive verb that means to relax.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me relajo	I relax
tú	te relajas	you relax	informal singular you
vos	te relajás	you relax	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se relaja	he, she relaxes
usted	se relaja	you relax	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos relajamos	we relax
vosotros, vosotras	os relajáis	you relax	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se relajan	they relax
ustedes	se relajan	you relax	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrases!

Acabar De

Acabar deis a regular -ar verb that, used together with an infinitive verb, means just or to finish.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	acabo de	I just
tú	acabas de	you just	informal singular you
vos	acabás de	you just	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	acaba de	he, she just
usted	acaba de	you just	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	acabamos de	we just
vosotros, vosotras	acabáis de	you just	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	acaban de	they just
ustedes	acaban de	you just	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estar Preocupado

Estar preocupadois an -ar verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to be worried.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estoy^ preocupado^	I am worried
tú	estás preocupado	you are worried	informal singular you
vos	estás preocupado	you are worried	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	está preocupado	he, she is worried
usted	está preocupado	you are worried	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estamos preocupados	we are worried
vosotros, vosotras	estáis preocupados	you are worried	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	están preocupados	they are worried
ustedes	están preocupados	you are worried	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

If the person who is worried is female, they would use preocupada.

Note that most forms of estar—except yo and nosotros/nosotras—have an accent over the á.

Irse De Viaje

Irse de viajeis an irregular pronominal verb phrase that means to go on a trip.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me voy de viaje	I go on a trip
tú	te vas de viaje	you go on a trip	informal singular you
vos	te vas de viaje	you go on a trip	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se va de viaje	he, she goes on a trip
usted	se va de viaje	you go on a trip	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos vamos de viaje	we go on a trip
vosotros, vosotras	os vais de viaje	you go on a trip	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se van de viaje	they go on a trip
ustedes	se van de viaje	you go on a trip	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Irse is a pronominal verb that uses reflexive pronouns and tends to focus on the act of leaving a starting point or origin. The origin is presumed to be here (or wherever the subject is at the time).

Read more about ir versus irse in this article.

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
Duermo siete u ocho horas al día.	I sleep seven or eight hours a day.
en general	in general
¡Es importante tomar un descanso!	It's important to take a break!
No sé qué hacer.	I don't know what to do.
¿Por trabajo o por placer?	*For work or for pleasure?

When the conjunction o comes before a word that begins with an o or ho-, it changes to a u.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Andrés:

¡Zoe! Hola. ¿Cómo se encuentra hoy?

Zoe! Hello. How are you feeling today?

Zoe:

Me encuentro deprimida, doctor. Me siento estresada, y también estoy mareada.

I feel depressed, doctor. I feel stressed, and I’m also dizzy.

Andrés:

¿Está preocupada por su carrera, Zoe?

Are you worried about your career, Zoe?

Zoe:

Sí. No sé qué hacer.

Yes. I don’t know what to do.

Andrés:

¿Cuándo se relaja, Zoe? ¿Duerme bien?

When do you relax, Zoe? Do you sleep well?

Zoe:

Sí. Duermo siete u ocho horas al día. Pero, en general, me acuesto tarde. Mi jornada laboral dura once horas.

Yes. I sleep seven or eight hours a day. But, in general, I go to bed late. My workday lasts eleven hours.

Andrés:

¡Es importante tomar un descanso! ¿Por qué no se va de viaje?

It's important to take a break! Why don't you go on a trip?

Zoe:

Sí, quiero relajarme. ¡Me voy de viaje a Italia!

Yes, I want to relax. I'm going on a trip to Italy!

Andrés:

¿Italia? ¡Es muy afortunada!

Italy? You're really lucky!

Want to learn more about how to talk about taking a break in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Basic Spanish for Medical Professionals

• How to Give Advice in Spanish

• Ser vs. Estar