Spanish A2 · Day 14
Day 14: El cuerpo y la salud — Reflexive verbs
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Reflexive verbs
- Reading: Un sábado saludable en Valencia
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Grammar point: Reflexive verbs
«Los verbos reflexivos» (reflexive verbs) are verbs where the action reflects back on the subject – the person performing the action is also the one receiving it. Think of it as doing something to oneself . In Spanish, these verbs always use a special reflexive pronoun (pronombre reflexivo) like se , me , te , etc., which must match the subject.
Key vocabulary (8 of 20 words)
- el pulmón, los pulmones – the lung, the lungs
- romperse un hueso – to break something (a bone)
- torcerse algo – to sprain something
- la articulación – joint
- la costilla – rib
- el hueso – bone
- el torso – upper body
- la columna – spine
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