Chores in Spanish: Essential Expressions to Know

 

¡Hola de nuevo!

Today, you are going to learn chores in Spanish.

How do you describe chores in Spanish?

Like any other language, when talking about chores, most words we need to know will be related to the household, since that is where most chores are done.

In this post, we’ll cover the most common vocab and verbs you’ll use to describe chores in Spanish.

But first, you’re probably wondering how to actually say “chores” in Spanish?

Well, there’s a couple of ways to describe this, the most common one being tareas (del hogar), or when talking about “a chore” (singular), we can use: el quehacer, la tarea.

Learn the following vocabulary. You can listen to the pronunciation if you click on the speaker icon 🔊.

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You are going to practice asking for help around the house, and other real-life contexts.

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Situation 1. Can you mop the floor?

Poder + verb + complement

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Situation 2. I have to take out the bin.

Tener que + verb + complement

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Situation 3. Remember to water the plants.

Recordar + verb + complement

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Situation 4. Don’t forget to make your bed.

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Situation 5. I don’t like cleaning the dust, I’m allergic

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Situation 6. Help me to hang the clothes.

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¿Qué tarea del hogar te gusta? ¿Qué tarea del hogar no te gusta? / What chore do you like? What chore you don’t like? 

Let me know in the comments below! Can’t wait to hear from you! 😊

 

Un abrazo,

Raquel

CEO of The Spanish Tribe