Getting out of bed in Spanish

The idea

Levantarse means to get up. Match the reflexive pronoun to the subject: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, os levantáis, se levantan.

Examples

• Me levanto a las seis.I get up at six.
• ¿Te levantas temprano los lunes?Do you get up early on Mondays?
• Mi hermana se levanta tarde hoy.My sister is getting up late today.
• Nos levantamos antes del desayuno.We get up before breakfast.
• Vosotros os levantáis con el sol.You get up with the sun.
• Los niños se levantan sin hacer ruido.The children get up without making noise.

Watch out

Do not omit the pronoun in me levanto: it marks getting yourself up.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ a las siete. (me levanto / se levanta)

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   me levanto

   Me levanto matches the singular speaker.

2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ al amanecer. (nos levantamos / se levantan)

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   nos levantamos

   Nos levantamos includes the speaker and others.

3. Choose the correct form: Ellas ___ muy temprano. (se levantan / te levantas)

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   se levantan

   Se levantan agrees with a plural third-person subject.

Use it today

Describe when you get out of bed on weekdays.