Talk About Schedules in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to talk about schedules! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about your schedule

• say how often and at what time of day you do certain activities

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocabulary in these lessons!

Words for When and How Often

In these lessons, you learn the following words and phases for saying when and how often you do things.

Spanish	English
a menudo	often
a veces	sometimes
en la mañana	in the morning
en la tarde	in the afternoon
en la noche	at night
todo el día	all day
todos los días	every day

On the Hour

In these lessons, you also learn a few phrases used to say at what hour of the day you do things. You can use the phrase a las plus any cardinal number from dos(two) to doce(twelve) to say at what hour of the day something happens.

Una is the Loneliest Number

To say at one (o'clock) in Spanish, use a la una. Note that this phrase does not follow the above rule of combining a las with a cardinal number.

a la una

a las una

a la uno

a las uno

Here are all the o'clock phrases you need to get you through the day in Spanish.

Spanish	English
a la una	at one (o'clock)
a las dos	at two (o'clock)
a las tres	at three (o'clock)
a las cuatro	at four (o'clock)
a las cinco	at five (o'clock)
a las seis	at six (o'clock)
a las siete	at seven (o'clock)
a las ocho	at eight (o'clock)
a las nueve	at nine (o'clock)
a las diez	at ten (o'clock)
a las once	at eleven (o'clock)
a las doce	at twelve (o'clock)

Verbs

You learn quite a few verbs in these lessons. Let's take a look!

Cenaris a regular -ar verb that means to have/eat dinner.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ceno	I have/eat dinner
tú	cenas	you have/eat dinner	informal singular you
vos	cenás	you have/eat dinner	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cena	he, she has/eats dinner
usted	cena	you have/eat dinner	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cenamos	we have/eat dinner
vosotros, vosotras	cenáis	you have/eat dinner	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cenan	they have/eat dinner
ustedes	cenan	you have/eat dinner	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cocinar

Cocinaris a regular -ar verb that means to cook.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cocino	I cook
tú	cocinas	you cook	informal singular you
vos	cocinás	you cook	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cocina	he, she cooks
usted	cocina	you cook	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cocinamos	we cook
vosotros, vosotras	cocináis	you cook	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cocinan	they cook
ustedes	cocinan	you cook	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Comer

Comeris a regular -er verb that means to eat.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	como	I eat
tú	comes	you eat	informal singular you
vos	comés	you eat	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	come	he, she eats
usted	come	you eat	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	comemos	we eat
vosotros, vosotras	coméis	you eat	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comen	they eat
ustedes	comen	you eat	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Regional Differences

In Mexico and Spain, the verb comer is used to talk about eating in general, as well as to talk specifically about eating lunch. Additionally, in some Spanish-speaking countries, comer is used to talk about eating dinner.

examples
¿Comes antes de clase? Do you eat before class?
¿Cuándo comes? - Como a las doce. When do you eat lunch? - I eat lunch at twelve.
Como a las seis. I eat dinner at six.

Desayunar

Desayunaris a regular -ar verb that means to have/eat breakfast.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	desayuno	I have/eat breakfast
tú	desayunas	you have/eat breakfast	informal singular you
vos	desayunás	you have/eat breakfast	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	desayuna	he, she has/eats breakfast
usted	desayuna	you have/eat breakfast	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	desayunamos	we have/eat breakfast
vosotros, vosotras	desayunáis	you have/eat breakfast	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	desayunan	they have/eat breakfast
ustedes	desayunan	you have/eat breakfast	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Dormir

Dormiris a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," dor, changes to duer in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	duermo	I sleep
tú	duermes	you sleep	informal singular you
vos	dormís	you sleep	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	duerme	he, she sleeps
usted	duerme	you sleep	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	dormimos	we sleep
vosotros, vosotras	dormís	you sleep	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	duermen	they sleep
ustedes	duermen	you sleep	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estudiar

Estudiaris a regular -ar verb that means to study.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estudio	I study
tú	estudias	you study	informal singular you
vos	estudiás	you study	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	estudia	he, she studies
usted	estudia	you study	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estudiamos	we study
vosotros, vosotras	estudiáis	you study	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	estudian	they study
ustedes	estudian	you study	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Trabajar

Trabajaris a regular -ar verb that means to work.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	trabajo	I work
tú	trabajas	you work	informal singular you
vos	trabajás	you work	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	trabaja	he, she works
usted	trabaja	you work	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	trabajamos	we work
vosotros, vosotras	trabajáis	you work	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	trabajan	they work
ustedes	trabajan	you work	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

In these lessons, you also learn the following verb phrases with hacer and ir.

Spanish	English
hacer ejercicio	to do exercise
hacer la cama	to make the bed
hacer la tarea	to do homework
ir a clase	to go to class

examples
¿Haces ejercicio? Do you do exercise?
Hago la cama en la mañana. I make the bed in the morning.
Hacemos la tarea en la noche. We do our homework at night.
Voy a clase en la tarde. I go to class in the afternoon.

Phrases

Here are some more handy phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
con qué frecuencia	how often
¿Con qué frecuencia cocinas?	How often do you cook?
¿Cuándo trabajas?	When do you work?
¿Cuándo vas a clase?	When do you go to class?
¿Cómo vas a clase?	How do you go to class?
en coche	by car
en metro	on the metro/subway
Voy en metro.	I go on the metro.
Vamos en coche.	We go by car.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

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

Marco:

¿Cuándo vas a clase?

When do you go to class?

Laura:

Voy a clase en la mañana.

I go to class in the morning.

Marco:

¿Trabajas?

Do you work?

Laura:

Sí. Trabajo en la tarde. ¿Y tú?

Yes. I work in the afternoon. And you?

Marco:

También trabajo y estudio.

I also work and study.

Laura:

¿Con qué frecuencia trabajas?

How often do you work?

Marco:

Todos los días.

Every day.

Laura:

¿Cómo vas a clase?

How do you go to class?

Marco:

A veces voy en metro. ¿Y tú?

I sometimes go on the metro. And you?

Laura:

A menudo voy en coche.

I usually go by car.

Marco:

¿Cuándo vas a clase?

When do you go to class?

Laura:

Voy a clase a las ocho.

I to go class at eight.

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