Tidy Up in Spanish

Quick Answer

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Learn how to talk about tidying up in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about chores and tidy up

• negotiate who should do what chore

Vocabulary

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

Nouns

Here are the nouns you learn in these lessons.

Spanish	English
la basura	trash
el juguete	toy
la lavadora	washing machine
el lavaplatos	dishwasher

examples
Saco la basura. I take out the trash.
Yo recojo los juguetes. I pick up the toys.
Pones la ropa en la lavadora. You put the clothes in the washing machine.
Lleno el lavaplatos. I fill up the dishwasher.

Frequency Words and Phrases

In these lessons, you learn the following words and phrases that can be used to talk about how frequently or how often you do something.

Spanish	English
a la semana	a week
cada día	every day
cada semana	every week
el día de la semana	day of the week
mientras	while

examples
Cocino tres días a la semana. I cook three days a week.
Limpio cada día. I clean every day.
Limpio la casa cada semana. I clean the house every week.
¿Qué dia de la semana limpias? What day of the week do you clean?
Mientras tú limpias, yo cocino. While you cook, I'll clean.

You also learn that you can use the plural definite article los (the) plus a plural day of the week to say on what days you do something.

Spanish	English
los lunes	on Mondays
los martes	on Tuesdays
los miércoles	on Wednesdays
los jueves	on Thursdays
los viernes	on Fridays
los sábados	on Saturdays
los domingos	on Sundays

examples
Limpio los sábados. We clean on Saturdays.
Cocinamos los domingos. We cook on Sundays.

Plurality Tip

The singular and plural forms of days of the week ending in s are the same!

Singular	Plural
el lunes(on Monday)	los lunes(on Mondays)
el martes(on Tuedsay)	los martes(on Tuesdays)
el miércoles(on Wednesday)	los miércoles(on Wednesdays)
el jueves(on Thursday)	los jueves(on Thursdays)
el viernes(on Friday)	los viernes(on Fridays)

Lazy Days

You also learn a very useful phrase to use when you just don't feel like tidying up!

Spanish	English
Tengo pereza.	I'm feeling lazy.

Verbs

In these lessons, you learn a lot of new verbs. Let's take a look at the conjugation table for each one!

Deber

Deberis a regular -er verb that means must, should, or ought to.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	debo	I must/should/ought to
tú	debes	you must/should/ought to	informal singular you
vos	debés	you must/should/ought to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	debe	he, she must/should/ought tos
usted	debe	you must/should/ought to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	debemos	we must/should/ought to
vosotros, vosotras	debéis	you must/should/ought to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	deben	they must/should/ought to
ustedes	deben	you must/should/ought to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Lavar

Lavaris a regular -ar verb that means to wash.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	lavo	I wash
tú	lavas	you wash	informal singular you
vos	lavás	you wash	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	lava	he, she washes
usted	lava	you wash	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	lavamos	we wash
vosotros, vosotras	laváis	you wash	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	lavan	they wash
ustedes	lavan	you wash	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Limpiar

Limpiaris a regular -ar verb that means to clean.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	limpio	I clean
tú	limpias	you clean	informal singular you
vos	limpiás	you clean	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	limpia	he, she cleans
usted	limpia	you clean	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	limpiamos	we clean
vosotros, vosotras	limpiáis	you clean	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	limpian	they clean
ustedes	limpian	you clean	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llenar

Llenaris a regular -ar verb that means to fill or to fill up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	lleno	I fill/fill up
tú	llenas	you fill/fill up	informal singular you
vos	llenás	you fill/fill up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	llena	he, she fills/fills up
usted	llena	you fill/fill up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	llenamos	we fill/fill up
vosotros, vosotras	llenáis	you fill/fill up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	llenan	they fill/fill up
ustedes	llenan	you fill/fill up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ordenar

Ordenaris a regular -ar verb that means to organize or to tidy up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ordeno	I organize/tidy up
tú	ordenas	you organize/tidy up	informal singular you
vos	ordenás	you organize/tidy up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ordena	he, she organizes/tidies up
usted	ordena	you organize/tidy up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ordenamos	we organize/tidy up
vosotros, vosotras	ordenáis	you organize/tidy up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ordenan	they organize/tidy up
ustedes	ordenan	you organize/tidy up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Poner

Poneris an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to put.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pongo	I put
tú	pones	you put	informal singular you
vos	ponés	you put	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pone	he, she puts
usted	pone	you put	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ponemos	we put
vosotros, vosotras	ponéis	you put	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ponen	they put
ustedes	ponen	you put	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Recoger

Recogeris an -er verb with a spelling change in the yo form that means to pick up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	recojo	I pick up
tú	recoges	you pick up	informal singular you
vos	recogés	you pick up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	recoge	he, she picks up
usted	recoge	you pick up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	recogemos	we pick up
vosotros, vosotras	recogéis	you pick up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	recogen	they pick up
ustedes	recogen	you pick up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Sacar

Sacaris a regular -ar verb that means to take out.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	saco	I take out
tú	sacas	you take out	informal singular you
vos	sacás	you take out	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	saca	he, she take outs
usted	saca	you take out	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sacamos	we take out
vosotros, vosotras	sacáis	you take out	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sacan	they take out
ustedes	sacan	you take out	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)