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Is that part of your routine? in Spanish

Justin is comparing routines at Café Laurel, and one habit he used to have has disappeared.

You'll learn to ask when someone usually does something, ask what comes before it, and describe a new start or a stopped habit.

By the end, you'll connect actions in order and explain a simple reason for changing your routine.

By the end of this lesson

Ask about routines and say when you started or stopped an activity.

  • ¿___ es parte de tu rutina?Is ___ part of your routine?
  • ¿Cuándo sueles ___?When do you usually ___?
  • ¿Qué haces antes de ___?What do you do before ___?
  • Empecé a ___ hace pocoI started ___ not long ago
  • Dejé de ___ porque ___I stopped ___ because ___
  • Primero ___, luego ___First ___, then ___

Scene — a dropped habit

It is a weekday morning at Café Laurel. Amanda is heading out to work, while Justin and Yako compare their daily habits.

Justin mentions one habit he recently abandoned. Yako is listening from his usual two chairs.

At Café Laurel, Amanda heads out toward work while Justin and Yako compare daily habits at a table by the window.

Learn — routines and changes

These six chunks help you talk about routines without building every sentence from scratch.

Notice how the action words fit into questions and short personal answers.

  1. Yako asks Justin whether a pictured daily activity is part of his routine while Justin listens attentively.

    ¿___ es parte de tu rutina?

    Is ___ part of your routine?

    When to use it: Ask whether an activity belongs to someone's usual routine.

    Learn this as one question frame, then put an activity in the blank.

    Say it: Routine sounds like roo-TEE-nah.

  2. Yako asks Justin when he usually does a daily activity, using a questioning gesture toward the morning items on the table.

    ¿Cuándo sueles ___?

    When do you usually ___?

    When to use it: Ask when someone normally does a particular activity.

    Sueles means you usually do; keep the next action in its basic form.

    Say it: Sueles sounds like SWEH-lehs.

  3. Yako asks Justin what he does before a pictured activity, while Justin considers the question.

    ¿Qué haces antes de ___?

    What do you do before ___?

    When to use it: Ask about the action that comes before another activity.

    Antes de means before; the following action stays in its basic form.

    Say it: Antes begins with AHN-tehs.

  4. Justin tells Yako that he recently started a new morning activity, illustrating the new habit with an enthusiastic gesture.

    Empecé a ___ hace poco

    I started ___ not long ago

    When to use it: Say that you began an activity recently.

    Empecé means I started, and a introduces the activity that follows.

    Say it: Empecé stresses the final EH sound.

  5. Justin explains that he stopped checking his phone in bed because it made him late, while Yako listens sympathetically.

    Dejé de ___ porque ___

    I stopped ___ because ___

    When to use it: Explain that you stopped an activity and give a reason.

    Dejé de means I stopped doing; porque introduces the reason.

    Say it: Dejé stresses the final EH sound.

  6. Justin describes his morning order by pointing first to breakfast and then to his packed work bag, while Yako follows the sequence.

    Primero ___, luego ___

    First ___, then ___

    When to use it: Put two actions in order when describing a routine.

    Primero marks the first action, while luego introduces the next one.

    Say it: Primero sounds like pree-MEH-roh.

Story — the habit Justin dropped

Watch Justin explain a routine he changed while Amanda gets ready for work.

The highlighted chunks show questions, new habits, stopped habits, and the order of two actions.

  1. It is early morning. Amanda checks the time before leaving for work.
  2. MichaelHola, Amanda. ¿Cómo estás?Hi, Amanda. How are you?
  3. AmandaBien, gracias. Me voy a trabajar.I'm good, thanks. I'm going to work.
  4. Amanda¿Leer temprano es parte de tu rutina, Justin?Is reading early part of your routine, Justin?
  5. JustinSí, leer temprano es parte de mi rutina.Yes, reading early is part of my routine.
  6. Amanda¿Cuándo sueles leer?When do you usually read?
  7. JustinLeo temprano.I read early.
  8. Yako¿Qué haces antes de leer?What do you do before reading?
  9. JustinPrimero desayuno, luego leo.First I have breakfast, then I read.
  10. Yako¿Y caminar? ¿Es nuevo?And walking? Is it new?
  11. JustinEmpecé a caminar hace poco.I started walking not long ago.
  12. Yako¿Correr es parte de tu rutina?Is running part of your routine?
  13. JustinDejé de correr porque me dolían las rodillas.I stopped running because my knees hurt.
  14. Yako nods from his two chairs. Amanda leaves for work, impressed by the revised routine.

Practice — ask about habits

You'll listen for routine questions, match meanings, fill useful gaps, and arrange a short conversation.

The last activities ask you to choose the answer that fits the situation.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Spanish

    ¿Cuándo sueles ___?Drop the English here
    ¿Qué haces antes de ___?Drop the English here
    Empecé a ___ hace pocoDrop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Spanish, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What does it mean?

    Hola.

  4. What do you say?

    Ask Amanda whether reading early belongs to her routine.

  5. Fill the gap

    When do you usually ___?

    ¿Cuándo ____ ___?

  6. What do you say?

    Say that you started walking recently.

  7. Pick the reply

    Yako says:

    ¿Qué haces antes de leer?

    What do you do before reading?

    And you reply with:

  8. Build the line

    I'm good, thanks

    , .

    Tap the words in order.

  9. Fill the gap

    I stopped ___ because ___

    Dejé de ___ ____ ___

  10. What do you say?

    Explain that you stopped running because your knees hurt.

  11. True or false?

    ¿Y tú? means And you?

Say it — talk about your routine

Now answer as Justin while Amanda and Yako ask about your routine.

Tap ▶ to hear each model line, then tap the microphone to speak. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. AmandaYo leo temprano todos los días.I read early every day.
  2. Justin (you)Ask whether reading early is part of her routine.

    ¿___ es parte de tu rutina?

    Is ___ part of your routine?

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Recap — what you can say now

SpanishEnglish
¿___ es parte de tu rutina?Is ___ part of your routine?
¿Cuándo sueles ___?When do you usually ___?
¿Qué haces antes de ___?What do you do before ___?
Empecé a ___ hace pocoI started ___ not long ago
Dejé de ___ porque ___I stopped ___ because ___
Primero ___, luego ___First ___, then ___
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