Everyday life and routine in Valencian
14 words Valencian words on the topic “everyday life and routine”: el treball — work, treballar — to work, despertar-se — to wake up, aixecar-se — to get up.
14 words on the topic
- el treballworkThe double ll is one soft ly sound: trebáY. Both the job as a place and tinc treball — I'm busy
- treballarto workTo work on something is treballar en; to work as someone is treballar de
- despertar-seto wake upReflexive — you wake yourself: em desperte a les set
- aixecar-seto get upLiterally to raise oneself out of bed: m'aixeque a mitges vuit
- rentar-seto wash upWash oneself — or a part: em rente les mans — I wash my hands
- pentinar-seto comb one's hairFrom la pentinadora's world: the hairdo is el pentinat
- afaitar-seto shaveReflexive again: s'afaita abans de eixir — he shaves before going out
- vestir-seto get dressedDress oneself; the clothes themselves are la roba
- despullar-seto undressLiterally to un-skin oneself: pell is the skin
- seureto sit downThe chair is la cadira and it is where seure sends you
- ficar-se al llitto go to bedLiterally to tuck oneself into the bed: el llit is the bed
- jeureto lie (down)To lie stretched out — the cat, the book, yourself on the sofa
- dormirto sleepSleep through the night; the sleepiness is tinc son
- abrigarto keep warmProtect from the cold; abrigar-se — wrap up warm
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- Surto del treball a les sisI leave work at six
- Començo a treballar a les nouI start working at nine
- Em desperto a les set cada diaI wake up at seven every day
- M'aixeco a les set i mitjaI get up at half past seven
- Em rento les mans abans de dinarI wash my hands before lunch
- Et pentines davant del mirallYou comb your hair in front of the mirror
What is worth knowing about these words
el treball — work. The double ll is one soft ly sound: trebáY. Both the job as a place and tinc treball — I'm busy
treballar — to work. To work on something is treballar en; to work as someone is treballar de
despertar-se — to wake up. Reflexive — you wake yourself: em desperte a les set
aixecar-se — to get up. Literally to raise oneself out of bed: m'aixeque a mitges vuit
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “work” in Valencian?
The double ll is one soft ly sound: trebáY. Both the job as a place and tinc treball — I'm busy
- How do you say “to comb one's hair” in Valencian?
From la pentinadora's world: the hairdo is el pentinat
- How do you say “to go to bed” in Valencian?
Literally to tuck oneself into the bed: el llit is the bed
- How do you say “to work” in Valencian?
To work on something is treballar en; to work as someone is treballar de
- How do you say “to shave” in Valencian?
Reflexive again: s'afaita abans de eixir — he shaves before going out
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “work” in Valencian?
«el treball». The double ll is one soft ly sound: trebáY. Both the job as a place and tinc treball — I'm busy. It is one of 14 words in the set “everyday life and routine” — the rest are in the table above.
How many everyday words do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 14 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.