DAILY ROUTINE ACTIVITIES FRENCH VOCABULARY GUIDE
49 cards | 11 sub-topics | all 4 skills tested
INTRODUCTION
In this French vocabulary section, let's talk about our daily routine activities.
Unless you are Dracula or have a graveyard shift, sorry, I meant a night-shift work schedule (I used to for six years), you probably wake up in the morning like the majority of us, take a shower or not in the morning, brush your teeth, eat breakfast, and so on before going to work.
Day and night, there are a number of routine actions we do and it will be a great idea if we were able to describe our daily routine in French words.
This vocabulary topic is definitely an important one to study early in your French study journey
So without further delay, I present you the French words for your daily routine activities.
1. DAILY ACTIVITIES AT HOME IN THE MORNING
1.1 Activities in the bedroom (in the morning)
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1. se réveiller
To wake up
Benoit se réveille tôt tous les matins/ Benoît wakes up early every morning.
2. appuyer sur le bouton Snooze
To press the snooze button
J'appuie sur le bouton snooze quand mon réveil sonne le matin./ I press the snooze button when my alarm goes off in the morning.
3. éteindre le réveil
To turn off the alarm
J'éteins le réveil avant de me lever./ I turn off the phone before I get up.
4. se lever
To get up
Je me lève tôt le matin./ I get up early in the morning.
5. s'habiller
To get dressed
Je m'habille rapidement./ I get dressed quickly.
1.2 ln the kitchen (in the morning)
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6. préparer le petit-déjeuner
To make breakfast
Marie prépare le petit-déjeuner pour les enfants./ Mary makes breakfast for the children.
7. prendre le petit-déjeuner
To have breakfast
Il prend le petit-déjeuner avec les enfants avant le travail./ He has breakfast with the children before work.
8. prendre une tasse de café
To have a cup of coffee
Alice prend une tasse de café au réveil./ Alice has a cup of coffee in the morning.
9. lire le journal
To read the newspaper
Je lis le journal dans la cuisine./ I read the newspaper in the kitchen.
1.3 In the bathroom (in the morning)
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10. prendre une douche
To take/have a shower
Tom prend une douche le matin./ Tom takes a shower in the morning.
11. se peigner les cheveux
To comb one's hair
Je me peigne les cheveux./ I comb my hair.
12. se brosser les cheveux
To brush one's hair
Ma femme se brosse les cheveux. / My wife combs her hair.
13. se maquiller
To put on make-up
Julie se maquille devant un miroir./ Julie puts on make-up in front of a mirror.
14. se coiffer
To do one's hair
Marie se coiffe avant d'aller au travail./ Mary does her hair before going to work.
15. se brosser les dents
To brush one's teeth
Je n'oublie pas de me brosser les dents le matin./ I don't forget to brush my teeth in the morning.
16. se laver le visage
To wash one's face
Il se lave le visage quand il se réveille./ He washes his face when he wakes up.
2. DAILY ACTIVITIES AT THE OFFICE
2.1 Commuting to/from work
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17. aller au travail
To go to work
Je vais au travail à 7h30./ I go to work at 7:30 am.
18.
prendre le bus/ le train/ le métro
To take the bus/train/subway
Marcel prend le métro chaque matin à sept heures./ Marcel takes the subway every day at 7.
19.
se rendre au travail en voiture
To drive to work
Il est plus facile pour moi de me rendre au travail en voiture./ It is easier for me to drive to work.
20.
rentrer (à la maison)
To go home
Je rentre (à la maison) vers six heures du soir./ I go home around six in the evening.
2.2 Work routine in the office
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21.
faire du travail de bureau/administratif
To do office (or desk) work
En ce moment, je fais du travail de bureau../ I'm doing desk work right now.
22.
avoir un réunion
To have a meeting
J'ai une réunion à seize heures./ I have a meeting at 4 pm.
23.
travailler à l'ordinateur
To work on the computer
Evite de travailler à l'ordinateur pendant trop longtemps./ Avoid working on a computer for too long.
24.
rédiger un document
To write a document
La secrétaire rédige un document./ The secretary is typing a document.
25.
déjeuner à la cafétéria
To eat lunch at the cafeteria
Je déjeune à la cafétéria avec les collègues./ I eat lunch at the cafeteria with my colleagues.
26.
organiser les fichiers
To organize files
J'organise les fichiers en dossiers./ I am organizing the files into folders.
27.
classer les documents
To file papers
Je dois classer des documents en ordre chronologique./ I must file papers in chronological order.
28.
répondre aux appels (téléphoniques)
To answer phone calls
Chris répond aux appels au travail./ Chris answers phone calls at work.
29.
assister/aider les clients
To assist/help customers
Mon travail consiste à aider les clients au magasin./ My works consists in helping the customers in the shop.
30.
rendre compte au patron
To report to the boss
Je dois rendre compte au patron tous les jours./ I have to report to the boss every day.
3. DAILY ACTIVITIES AT HOME IN THE EVENING
3.1 In the kitchen (in the evening)
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SENTENCE EXAMPLES TO PRACTICE
31.
préparer le dîner
To cook dinner
Suzie prépare le dîner quand elle rentre du travail./ Suzie cooks dinner when she comes back from work.
32.
dîner en famille
To eat dinner with family
Je dîne en famille tous les soirs./ I eat dinner with family every evening.
33.
sortir la poubelle
To take out the trash
Je dois sortir la poubelle tous les soirs./ Cyclones are quite scarce in this region.
34.
aider les enfants à faire leurs devoirs
To help the children with their homework
Le soir, j'aide les enfants à faire leurs devoirs./ I help the children with their homework in the evening.
35.
faire la vaisselle
To wash/do the dishes
Je n'aime pas faire la vaisselle./ I do not enjoy doing the dishes.
3.2 In the living room (in the evening)
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36.
se détendre sur le sofa
To chill out on the sofa
Tom se détend sur le sofa après le dîner./ Tom se détend sur le sofa after dinner.
37.
regarder la télé
To watch television
Je regarde la télé pendant une heure ou deux./ I watch television for an hour or two.
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regarder les informations
To watch the news
Paul regarde les informations à la télé en soirée./ Paul watches the evening news.
3.3 In the bathroom (in the evening)
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se déshabiller
To get undressed
Je me déshabille après être rentré du travail./ I get undressed after I get back from work.
40.
prendre un bain
To take a bath
Lucie aime prendre un bain chaud le soir./ Lucie enjoys taking a warm bath at night.
3.4 In the bedroom (in the evening)
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41.
mettre son pyjama
To get into one's pyjamas
Mets ton pyjama avant de te coucher./ Get into your pajamas before bedtime.
42.
mettre le réveil
To set the alarm
D'habitude, je mets le réveil à 7 heures./ I usually set the alarm for 7 am.
43.
aller au lit
To go to bed
D'habitude, je vais au lit à 23 heures./ I usually go to bed at 11 pm.
44.
s'endormir
To fall asleep
Alain s'est endormi dans le sofa./ Alain fell asleep in the sofa.
3.4 In the house (before bedtime)
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45.
fermer les portes à clé
To lock the doors
Je m'assure de fermer les portes à clé avant d'aller au lit./ I make sure to lock the doors before going to bed.
46.
éteindre les lumières
To turn off the lights
N'oublie pas d' éteindre les lumières quand tu vas te coucher./ Don't forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed.
4. OTHER DAILY ACTIVITIES
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SENTENCE EXAMPLES TO PRACTICE
47. faire de l'exercice
To exercise
Je fais de l'exercice tous les jours./ I exercise every day.
48. aller à la gym
To go to the gym
Je vais aller à la gym demain./ I am going to go to the gym tomorrow.
49. méditer / faire de la méditation
Meditate
Alice médite tous les soirs./ Alice meditates every evening.
This concludes our French vocabulary list on daily routine activities. We hope you find it helpful to discuss the various activities you are engaged in throughout the day. We appreciate your comments and questions.
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