A weekly cleaning schedule at home | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: At home, two adults divide cleaning chores and put a weekly schedule where they can remember it..

EN → ES / Level: A2

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Use A weekly cleaning schedule at home to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Necesitamos un horario de limpieza mejor para el apartamento.

neh-seh-see-TAH-mohs oon oh-RAH-ryoh deh leem-PYEH-sah meh-HOR pah-rah el ah-pahr-tah-MEN-toh. We need a better cleaning schedule for the apartment.
B

No hemos repartido las tareas por igual.

noh EH-mohs reh-pahr-TEE-doh lahs tah-REH-ahs por ee-GWAL. We have not been dividing the chores evenly.
A

Puedo quitar el polvo de los estantes el sábado por la mañana.

PWEH-doh kee-TAR el POHL-boh deh lohs ehs-TAHN-tehs el SAH-bah-doh por lah mah-NYAH-nah. I can dust the shelves on Saturday morning.
B

Entonces limpiaré el suelo de la cocina después de comer.

en-TOHN-sehs leem-pyah-REH el SWEH-loh deh lah koh-SEE-nah dehs-PWES deh koh-MER. Then I'll mop the kitchen after lunch.
A

¿Deberíamos limpiar el baño todos los domingos?

deh-beh-REE-ah-mohs leem-PYAR el BAH-nyoh TOH-dohs lohs doh-MEEN-gohs? Should we clean the bathroom every Sunday?
B

El domingo tiene sentido porque se ensucia rápido.

el doh-MEEN-goh TYEH-neh sen-TEE-doh POR-keh seh en-SOO-syah RAH-pee-doh. Sunday makes sense because it gets dirty quickly.
A

Pondré el horario en la nevera.

pohn-DREH el oh-RAH-ryoh en lah neh-BEH-rah. I'll put the schedule on the fridge.
B

Eso debería ayudarnos a recordar cada tarea.

EH-soh deh-beh-REE-ah ah-yoo-DAR-nohs ah reh-kor-DAR KAH-dah tah-REH-ah. That should help us remember each task.

Word by Word

Necesitamos Necesitamos means “we need” in this sentence. It is the form of necesitar used with a plural speaker group; use it before the thing that is needed, as in necesitamos un horario.
un Un means “a” before horario, introducing one schedule. It is used before a singular masculine noun; a common pattern is un + noun, as in un apartamento.
horario Horario means “schedule” here, specifically a cleaning schedule. Use it for a plan that organizes times or activities, as in un horario de limpieza.
de De links horario with limpieza and means “of” in the phrase horario de limpieza. A common reuse pattern is noun + de + noun to describe what something concerns.
limpieza Limpieza means “cleaning” here and describes the purpose of the horario. Use it after de when naming a cleaning-related plan or activity, as in horario de limpieza.
mejor Mejor means “better” here, describing the new schedule as an improvement. It appears after horario in horario mejor; use it to compare something with an earlier or existing option.
para Para means “for” and shows that the schedule is intended for the apartment. A common pattern is para + noun, as in para el apartamento.
el El means “the” before apartamento. It is used with a singular masculine noun; the same form also appears in El domingo at the start of another sentence.
apartamento Apartamento means “apartment,” the place for which the schedule is needed. Use it after para when identifying the intended home or location, as in para el apartamento.
No No means “not” and negates the statement No hemos repartido las tareas por igual. Place it before the verb phrase when saying that something has not happened.
hemos Hemos contributes “have” in No hemos repartido, referring to what the speakers have done up to now. It is used with a past participle, as in hemos repartido.
repartido Repartido means “divided” or “distributed” here: the chores have been divided. It follows hemos in hemos repartido; use this form when describing a completed distribution with that verb phrase.
las Las means “the” before tareas. It is used with a plural feminine noun, as in las tareas.
tareas Tareas means “tasks” or “chores” here, referring to the household jobs being divided. Use it after las for several tasks, as in repartir las tareas.
por Por helps form por igual, meaning that the division is done equally. In this expression, por comes before igual; keep the complete phrase por igual when describing an even distribution.
igual Igual contributes “equally” in por igual, describing how the chores were divided. Use it in the expression repartir algo por igual when saying that something is shared evenly.
Puedo Puedo means “I can” and introduces the speaker’s offer to do a chore. It is followed by an infinitive, as in Puedo quitar el polvo.
quitar Quitar means “to remove” and, in quitar el polvo, describes dusting. After Puedo, use the infinitive before the thing being removed or dealt with, as in Puedo quitar el polvo.
polvo Polvo means “dust” in the expression quitar el polvo. The complete phrase means “to dust”; keep el polvo after quitar when naming dust as the material removed.
los Los means “the” before estantes. It is used with a plural masculine noun, as in los estantes.
estantes Estantes means “shelves,” the surfaces that will be dusted. Use it after los when referring to several shelves, as in quitar el polvo de los estantes.
sábado Sábado means “Saturday” in the time expression el sábado por la mañana. Use it with a day expression to identify when an activity happens.
a A is a preposition used for a time or destination relation. In a time expression, it can appear before a specified time; the dialogue’s exact time phrase is el sábado por la mañana.
la La means “the” before mañana in la mañana. It is used with a singular feminine noun; the phrase por la mañana means “in the morning.”
mañana Mañana means “morning” in la mañana, not “tomorrow,” because it follows la and appears in el sábado por la mañana. Use por la mañana to specify that something happens in the morning.
Entonces Entonces means “then” and connects the second person’s chore to the previous proposal. Use it at the start of a sentence to show the next step or consequence.
limpiaré Limpiaré means “I will clean” here, referring to cleaning the kitchen floor after lunch. It is followed by the object or place being cleaned, as in limpiaré el suelo.
suelo Suelo means “floor” in limpiaré el suelo de la cocina. Use it after limpiar when naming the floor, and add de + place to specify which floor.
cocina Cocina means “kitchen” and identifies the location of the suelo. In el suelo de la cocina, de la cocina specifies that the floor belongs to or is part of the kitchen.
después Después means “after” in después de comer. Use después de + noun or infinitive to place one activity later than another.
comer Comer means “to eat” in después de comer, referring to the meal after which the floor will be cleaned. After después de, use the infinitive when naming the earlier activity.
Deberíamos Deberíamos means “we should” and introduces a suggestion about cleaning the bathroom. Use it before an infinitive when proposing an action for the speaker and another person, as in Deberíamos limpiar.
limpiar Limpiar means “to clean” and names the proposed action in Deberíamos limpiar el baño. After Deberíamos, use the infinitive before the thing being cleaned.
baño Baño means “bathroom,” the room to be cleaned every Sunday. Use it after limpiar when naming the room, as in limpiar el baño.
todos Todos contributes “every” in todos los domingos, referring to all Sundays in the schedule. With los domingos, keep the complete phrase todos los domingos for a repeated weekly action.
domingos Domingos means “Sundays” in todos los domingos. Use the plural after todos los when describing an action that happens on every Sunday.
domingo Domingo means “Sunday” in El domingo tiene sentido. Use the singular when referring to Sunday as one day or as the proposed day for an activity.
tiene Tiene is part of tiene sentido, the expression meaning “makes sense” here. Use the pattern algo tiene sentido when saying that a choice or idea is reasonable.
sentido Sentido contributes “sense” in tiene sentido, which means that the Sunday choice is reasonable. Keep it with tiene in the reusable expression tiene sentido.
porque Porque means “because” and introduces the reason that Sunday is a sensible cleaning day. Place it before the explanation or cause, as in porque se ensucia rápido.
se Se is used with ensucia in se ensucia rápido to show that the bathroom gets dirty. Keep se before the verb in this reflexive-style expression.
ensucia Ensucia means “gets dirty” here, describing the bathroom’s condition. In se ensucia rápido, it follows se and is followed by rápido to say how quickly the change happens.
rápido Rápido means “quickly” here and describes how fast the bathroom gets dirty. Use it after se ensucia to add the speed of that change, as in se ensucia rápido.
Pondré Pondré means “I will put” and states the speaker’s planned action with the schedule. It is followed by the thing being placed and en + location, as in Pondré el horario en la nevera.
en En means “on” or “in” here and introduces the location of the schedule on the fridge. Use en before a place or surface, as in en la nevera.
nevera Nevera means “fridge,” the place where the schedule will be put. Use it after en la to name the location, as in en la nevera.
Eso Eso means “that” and refers to the preceding action of putting the schedule on the fridge. Use it at the start of a sentence to refer back to an action, idea, or situation.
debería Debería means “should” in Eso debería ayudarnos, expressing an expected helpful result. It is followed here by ayudarnos, and the complete pattern says that something should help someone do something.
ayudarnos Ayudarnos means “help us” in Eso debería ayudarnos a recordar cada tarea. It combines ayudar with the attached pronoun nos; use ayudar + pronoun when naming who receives the help.
recordar Recordar means “to remember” in ayudarnos a recordar cada tarea. Use it after ayudar a when naming the action that the help makes easier.
cada Cada means “each” or “every” and indicates one task at a time in cada tarea. It is placed before a singular noun, as in cada tarea.
tarea Tarea means “task” here, referring to each individual cleaning job on the schedule. Use it after cada for one item considered separately, as in cada tarea.

Grammar Points

Futuro simple: infinitivo + -é / -dré

Limpiaré el suelo y pondré las tareas por igual.

leem-pyah-REH el SWEH-loh ee pohn-DREH lahs tah-REH-ahs por ee-GWAL.

I will mop the floor and distribute the tasks equally.

El futuro expresa acciones que ocurrirán después. Algunos verbos cambian la raíz: poner → pondré.

Verbos reflexivos: se + verbo

El estante se ensucia rápido.

el ehs-TAHN-teh seh en-SOO-syah RAH-pee-doh.

The shelf gets dirty quickly.

El pronombre se indica que la acción afecta al sujeto. En inglés suele expresarse con “get” + adjetivo.

Spanish Vocabulary

apartamento noun
ah-pahr-tah-MEN-toh apartment

Necesitamos un horario de limpieza mejor para el apartamento.

estante noun
ehs-TAHN-teh shelf estantes

Puedo quitar el polvo de los estantes el sábado por la mañana.

horario de limpieza phrase
oh-RAH-ryoh deh leem-PYEH-sah cleaning schedule

Necesitamos un horario de limpieza mejor para el apartamento.

mañana noun
mah-NYAH-nah morning

Puedo quitar el polvo de los estantes el sábado por la mañana.

mejor adj
meh-HOR better

Necesitamos un horario de limpieza mejor para el apartamento.

necesitar verb
neh-seh-see-TAR to need necesitamos

Necesitamos un horario de limpieza mejor para el apartamento.

polvo noun
POHL-boh dust

Puedo quitar el polvo de los estantes el sábado por la mañana.

por igual phrase
por ee-GWAL equally

No hemos repartido las tareas por igual.

quitar el polvo phrase
kee-TAR el POHL-boh to dust

Puedo quitar el polvo de los estantes el sábado por la mañana.

repartir verb
reh-pahr-TEER to divide or distribute repartido

No hemos repartido las tareas por igual.

sábado noun
SAH-bah-doh Saturday

Puedo quitar el polvo de los estantes el sábado por la mañana.

tarea noun
tah-REH-ah task or chore tareas

No hemos repartido las tareas por igual.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I'll put the schedule on the fridge.

Show AnswerPondré el horario en la nevera.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to divide or distribute

Show Answerrepartido

better

Show Answermejor

dust

Show Answerpolvo

to need

Show Answernecesitamos