Personal hygiene
Higiene personal
- Talk about hygiene products and routines.
- Explain what hygiene products you want in the shop.
- Uses of "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"
This Spanish lesson on personal hygiene teaches daily hygiene vocabulary, product shopping dialogues, and temporal expressions like "Antes de" and "Después de" to describe routines. It emphasizes reflexive verbs and past tense conjugations for clear communication about habits and product use.
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Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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La pasta de dientes
Toothpaste
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El cepillo de dientes
The toothbrush
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Tener dolor de estómago
To have a stomachache
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Tener alergia
To have an allergy
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Tener el pelo limpio
To have clean hair
Ejercicio 2: Conversation exercise
Instrucción:
- What hygiene products do you use on a daily basis? (What hygiene products do you use on a daily basis?)
- Describe your morning (or evening) routine. (Describe your morning (or evening) routine. )
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Uso mi cepillo de dientes tres veces al día. I use my toothbrush three times a day. |
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Me ducho cada dos días, entonces uso mi champú. I have a shower everey second day so then I use my shampoo. |
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Nunca uso crema. I never use cream. |
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Después de despertarme y levantarme, me cepillo los dientes. After I wake up and get up I brush my teeth. |
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Antes de cepillarme el pelo, generalmente me ducho. Before brushing my hair I usually have a shower. |
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Luego uso crema para proteger mi piel. Then I use cream to protect my skin. |
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Exercise 3: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Antes, siempre me ______ después de ducharme.
(Before, I always ______ my hair after showering.)2. Cuando ______ alergia, usaba un jabón especial.
(When I ______ allergies, I used a special soap.)3. Después de ______ los dientes, aplico la crema hidratante.
(After ______ my teeth, I apply moisturizer.)4. Antes de salir, siempre me ______ las manos con jabón.
(Before going out, I always ______ my hands with soap.)Exercise 5: Hygiene Routine Before Work
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Peinarse - To comb oneself
Pretérito imperfecto
- yo me peinaba
- tú te peinabas
- él/ella/usted se peinaba
- nosotros/nosotras nos peinábamos
- vosotros/vosotras os peinabais
- ellos/ellas/ustedes se peinaban
Lavarse - To wash oneself
Pretérito imperfecto
- yo me lavaba
- tú te lavabas
- él/ella/usted se lavaba
- nosotros/nosotras nos lavábamos
- vosotros/vosotras os lavabais
- ellos/ellas/ustedes se lavaban
Cepillarse - To brush oneself
Pretérito imperfecto
- yo me cepillaba
- tú te cepillabas
- él/ella/usted se cepillaba
- nosotros/nosotras nos cepillábamos
- vosotros/vosotras os cepillabais
- ellos/ellas/ustedes se cepillaban
Exercise 6: Usos de "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Uses of "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"
Show translation Show answersantes de, Después, Antes, cuando, Cuando, después de
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A2.22.2 Gramática
Usos de "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"
Uses of "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Peinarse to comb oneself Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto
| Spanish | English |
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| (yo) me peinaba | I used to comb myself |
| (tú) te peinabas | You were combing yourself |
| (él/ella) se peinaba | he/she was combing himself/herself |
| (nosotros/nosotras) nos peinábamos | we combed ourselves |
| (vosotros/vosotras) os peinabais | you combed yourselves |
| (ellos/ellas) se peinaban | they combed themselves |
Lavarse to wash oneself Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) me lavaba | I washed myself |
| (tú) te lavabas | you were washing yourself |
| (él/ella) se lavaba | he/she was washing himself/herself |
| (nosotros/nosotras) nos lavábamos | we washed ourselves |
| (vosotros/vosotras) os lavabais | You washed yourselves |
| (ellos/ellas) se lavaban | They washed themselves |
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Personal Hygiene in Spanish: Essential Vocabulary and Expressions
This lesson focuses on the theme of personal hygiene, teaching you how to discuss buying hygiene products, daily routines, and the correct usage of temporal expressions such as "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando". You will practice dialogues that commonly take place in pharmacies and stores while explaining when you use each hygiene product.
Key Vocabulary and Situations
- Pharmacy and store interactions: Asking for deodorant, shampoo, soap, and skin creams; expressing preferences and needs.
- Routine descriptions: Talking about when you use products (before leaving the house, after showering, before meals).
- Temporal expressions: Used to sequence actions properly in Spanish, e.g., Antes de salir (Before leaving), Después de ducharme (After showering).
Conversation Practice
The dialogues included help learners simulate real-life conversations such as purchasing products at the pharmacy or discussing hygiene habits with family members. They emphasize polite requests and explanations of routines.
Grammar Focus
The lesson reinforces the use of past tenses (e.g., imperfecto for ongoing past actions) in describing regular hygiene routines. Examples like "Me peinaba" (I used to comb my hair) illustrate this. You'll also find conjugation tables for reflexive verbs commonly used in hygiene contexts: peinarse, lavarse, cepillarse.
Practical Phrases and Differences to English
Spanish uses reflexive verbs extensively for personal care actions, e.g., lavarse (to wash oneself) versus English "to wash" which is not reflexive. Expressions with antes de and después de require a verb in the infinitive after them, unlike English which often uses a gerund. For example, "antes de salir" (before leaving), not "antes saliendo".
Useful phrases include: "¿Para usarla cuándo suele aplicarla?" (When do you usually use it?), "Lo uso siempre antes de salir de casa." (I always use it before leaving the house), and "Después de hacer deporte, me ducho." (After exercising, I shower).
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