Lesson 13: Talking About Your Daily Routine in French
In Lesson 13, we will focus on how to talk about your daily routine in French. You will learn key
vocabulary, verbs, and sentence structures to describe what you do on a typical day.
A. Vocabulary: Daily Activities (Les Activités Quotidiennes)
Here are some common activities you may do throughout the day:
1. Se réveiller – To wake up
2. Se lever – To get up
3. Se brosser les dents – To brush one’s teeth
4. Prendre une douche – To take a shower
5. S’habiller – To get dressed
6. Prendre le petit déjeuner – To have breakfast
7. Aller au travail / à l’école – To go to work / school
8. Travailler / Étudier – To work / study
9. Déjeuner – To have lunch
10. Rentrer à la maison – To go home
11. Dîner – To have dinner
12. Se coucher – To go to bed
13. Faire du sport – To exercise
14. Regarder la télé – To watch TV
15. Lire un livre – To read a book
B. Reflexive Verbs: Daily Routine Actions (Les Verbes Pronominaux)
Many daily routine verbs are reflexive verbs in French. These verbs use reflexive pronouns (me, te, se,
nous, vous, se) to indicate that the action is performed on oneself.
Examples:
1. Je me réveille à 7h. – I wake up at 7 am.
2. Tu te lèves tôt. – You get up early.
3. Il/Elle se douche après le petit déjeuner. – He/She showers after breakfast.
Reflexive Pronouns:
Je → me
Tu → te
Il/Elle/On → se
Nous → nous
Vous → vous
Ils/Elles → se
C. Talking About Your Daily Routine (Parler de Votre Routine Quotidienne)
Here are some example sentences to describe your daily routine:
1. Je me réveille à 6 heures du matin. – I wake up at 6 am.
2. Je prends une douche, puis je m’habille. – I take a shower, then I get dressed.
3. Je prends mon petit déjeuner à 7 heures. – I have breakfast at 7 am.
4. Je vais au travail à 8 heures. – I go to work at 8 am.
5. Je rentre à la maison vers 18 heures. – I return home around 6 pm.
6. Le soir, je dîne et je regarde la télé. – In the evening, I have dinner and watch TV.
7. Je me couche à 22 heures. – I go to bed at 10 pm.
D. Using Time Expressions (Les Expressions de Temps)
To make your sentences more specific, you can use these time expressions:
1. Le matin – In the morning
2. L’après-midi – In the afternoon
3. Le soir – In the evening
4. Tous les jours – Every day
5. Souvent – Often
6. Parfois – Sometimes
7. Rarement – Rarely
8. D’habitude – Usually
9. Ensuite – Then
10. Après – After
Example Sentences:
Le matin, je me lève à 7h. – In the morning, I get up at 7 am.
Ensuite, je prends mon petit déjeuner. – Then, I have breakfast.
L’après-midi, je travaille de 13h à 17h. – In the afternoon, I work from 1 pm to 5 pm.
E. Talking About Work or School (Parler du Travail ou de l’École)
Here’s how to talk about your work or school routine:
1. Je vais à l’école à 8 heures. – I go to school at 8 am.
2. Je travaille de 9 heures à 17 heures. – I work from 9 am to 5 pm.
3. J’étudie le français l’après-midi. – I study French in the afternoon.
4. Après le travail, je rentre à la maison. – After work, I go home.
F. Asking About Someone’s Daily Routine (Demander la Routine Quotidienne de Quelqu’un)
Here are some questions you can ask to learn about someone’s routine:
1. À quelle heure te réveilles-tu ? – What time do you wake up?
2. Qu’est-ce que tu fais le matin ? – What do you do in the morning?
3. Tu prends le petit déjeuner à quelle heure ? – What time do you have breakfast?
4. Tu fais quoi après l’école/le travail ? – What do you do after school/work?
5. À quelle heure te couches-tu ? – What time do you go to bed?
G. Example Dialogue: Talking About Your Daily Routine
Example Dialogue:
A: Qu’est-ce que tu fais le matin ? (What do you do in the morning?)
B: Le matin, je me réveille à 7 heures et je prends mon petit déjeuner. (In the morning, I wake
up at 7 and have breakfast.)
A: Et après ? (And after that?)
B: Ensuite, je vais au travail à 8 heures. (Then I go to work at 8 am.)
H. Practice Activity
1. Write a paragraph describing your daily routine. Use reflexive verbs and time expressions.
2. Practice asking a friend or classmate about their daily routine.
I. Homework
1. Write a detailed description of what you do on a typical weekday.
2. Create a dialogue where you and a friend discuss your morning routines.
Lesson 13 Recap:
Vocabulary for daily routine activities.
How to use reflexive verbs to describe your routine.
Asking and answering questions about daily activities.
