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Lesson 23 - Quehaceres Domésticos (Housework)
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Housework in Spanish

Vocabulary Lesson

Click on the words in the table below to hear the pronunciation and repeat.

Housework in Spanish
Housework Translation
► limpiar to clean
► recoger to pick up, to gather
► aspirar to vacuum
► barrer to sweep
► trapear to mop
► desempolvar los muebles to dust the furniture
► sacar la basura to take out the trash
► tender la cama to make the bed ("hacer la cama" in some countries)
► lavar (la ropa, los platos) to wash (the clothes, the dishes)
► poner la mesa to set the table
► cargar el lavavajillas to load the dishwasher
► vaciar el lavavajillas to empty the dishwasher
► secar (la ropa, los platos) to dry (the clothes, the dishes)
► doblar to fold
► planchar to iron
► cortar el césped to mow the lawn
► regar (el césped, las plantas) to water (the lawn, the plants)
► rastrillar las hojas to rake the leaves

 


Practice

Section 1
Select the correct translation.

1.   to vacuum      

2.   to mop      

3.   to clean      

4.   to dust the furniture      

5.   to sweep      

6.   to pick up, to gather      

7.   to set the table      

8.   to take out the trash      

9.   to empty the dishwasher      

10.   to make the bed      

11.   to load the dishwasher      

12.   to wash      

13.   to iron      

14.   to rake the leaves      

15.   to mow the lawn      

16.   to fold      

17.   to water      

18.   to dry      

 


Practice

Section 2
Write a sentence in the present progressive tense to describe what the person is doing. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.

  • Él está __________.
  • Ella está __________.
  • Ellos están __________.

 

1.          

      mop

 

2.          

      set the table

 

3.          

      take out the trash

 

4.          

      vacuum

 

5.          

      mow the lawn

 

6.          

      sweep

 

7.          
        (loading the dishwasher)

      load the dishwasher

 

8.          
        (emptying the dishwasher)

      empty the dishwasher

 

9.          

      fold

 

10.          
        (dusting the furniture)

      dust the furniture

 

11.          
        (watering the plants)

      water

 

12.          
        (picking up the trash)

      pick up trash

 

13.          
        (cleaning the house)

      clean

 

14.          
        (drying the dishes)

      dry

 

15.          

      making the bed

 

16.          

      iron

 

17.          
        (washing the dishes)

      washing the dishes

 

18.          

      rake the leaves

 

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Lesson 23 - Quehaceres Domésticos (Housework)
Housework - Obligation Verbs - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz

 

 

 

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