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Ready For Sleepovers in Spanish
Help your child prepare for sleepovers by practicing daily hygiene routines in Spanish. This guide focuses on reflexive verbs, which are used when the person performing the action is also the one receiving it.
What you'll learn
- Use reflexive commands to encourage independent hygiene
- Identify basic body parts in Spanish
- Understand the correct way to refer to 'your' body parts using articles
Spanish phrases for ready for sleepovers
Lávate.
Wash yourself.
A general command using the reflexive 'te'.
Lávate las manos.
Wash your hands.
Spanish uses 'the' (las) instead of 'your' (tus) for body parts.
Lávate la cara.
Wash your face.
Literally: 'Wash yourself the face'.
Lávate el pelo.
Wash your hair.
Commonly used during bath or shower time.
Sécate.
Dry yourself.
From the verb 'secarse' (to dry oneself).
Sécate las manos.
Dry your hands.
Use this after they finish washing.
Péinate.
Comb your hair.
The 'te' at the end makes it a command to the child.
Vístete.
Get dressed.
A useful phrase for morning or after-bath routines.
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manos
hands
Note that 'mano' is feminine (las manos).
cara
face
Feminine noun (la cara).
pelo
hair
Masculine noun (el pelo).
Reflexive Commands (Tú)
To give a command for an action a child does to themselves, we attach 'te' to the end of the verb. In Spanish, we don't say 'your hands' (tus manos); we say 'the hands' (las manos) because the 'te' already shows who the hands belong to.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| To wash | Lava + te | Lávate |
| To dry | Seca + te | Sécate |
| To comb | Peina + te | Péinate |
More examples
Lávate las manos antes de comer.
Wash your hands before eating.
A great habit for sleepovers or at home.
¡Vístete, es tarde!
Get dressed, it is late!
Adding '¡!' shows urgency.