1. Los verbos reflexivos
Reflexive Verbs

2. When you use reflexive verbs, the subject does the action and also receives it.
Example of a Reflexive action:
I brush my teeth.
This means I brush my teeth myself. It is an action that I am doing to myself.
If the sentence is I brush my dog, it is not a reflexive action because I am not receiving the action, the dog is receiving it.

3. Reflexive vs. Non-reflexive
María brushes her hair
She is brushing her own hair, so it is a reflexive action.
Marta brushes Ana’s hair
She is not brushing her own hair. She is brushing Ana’s hair, so it is not a reflexive action.

4. All reflexive verbs in Spanish have ‘se’ attached to it
All reflexive verbs in Spanish have ‘se’ attached to it. This helps you identify if the verb is reflexive or not.
Some examples of reflexive verbs:
afeitarse – to shave oneself
ducharse – to shower oneself
cepillarse – to brush oneself
lavarse – to wash oneself

5. Let’s review some of the reflexive verbs

6. despertarse

7. levantarse

8. cepillarse los dientes

9. cepillarse el pelo

10. afeitarse

11. lavarse

12. ducharse

13. bañarse

14. Secarse

15. ponerse la ropa

16. maquillarse

17. peinarse

18. Acostarse

19. DORMIRSe

20. sentarse

21. me nos te se Reflexive Pronouns
To use the reflexive verbs, it is important to know the reflexive pronouns. me
nos te se
(myself)
(ourselves)
(yourself)
(himself)
(themselves) masc.
(herself)
(themselves) fem.
(yourself) polite
(yourselves)

22. How to use the reflexive pronouns with verbs like necesitar, querer, deber, pensar, tener que, ir a, etc.
When you use reflexive verbs, you must make sure that you remove the ‘se’ from the verb and replace it with the correct reflexive pronoun.
The reflexive pronoun must match the subject.
For example:
I need to brush my teeth.
Yo necesito cepillarme los dientes.

23. Let’s see some more examples:
We must wake up early everyday.
Nosotros debemos despertarnos temprano.
Are you going to take a shower now?
¿Tú vas a ducharte ahora?
I want to put on makeup today.
Yo quiero maquillarme hoy.
Pedro plans on shaving afterwards.
Pedro piensa afeitarse después.

24. Personal
Grooming
Vocabulary

25. el cepillo de dientes

26. la pasta de dientes

27. la crema de afeitar

28. la navaja

29. el jabón

30. el champú

31. la toalla

32. el maquillaje

33. el cepillo

34. el peine

35. el desodorante

36. la loción

37. el secador de pelo