LingoflyEveryday life and routine in Valencian
14 words in Valencian 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 can be played from recordings.
14 words on the topic
- el treballworkThe double ll is one soft ly sound: trebály. 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 huit
- rentar-seto wash upWash oneself — or a part: em rente les mans — I wash my hands
- pentinar-seto comb one's hairA reflexive verb: «em pentine» — I comb my hair. A hairstyle 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 undressA reflexive verb: you undress yourself. Naked is «despullat». «Es despulla abans del bany» — undresses before bathing
- 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 warmA coat is «l'abric», from the same root. What covers you warms you: a blanket, a jumper, a fire
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What is worth knowing about these words
el treball — work. The double ll is one soft ly sound: trebály. 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 huit.
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is el treball — work.
- What is this word?
It is pentinar-se — to comb one's hair.
- What is this word?
It is ficar-se al llit — to go to bed.
- What is this word?
It is treballar — to work.
- What is this word?
It is afaitar-se — to shave.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “work” in Valencian?
The double ll is one soft ly sound: trebály. Both the job as a place and tinc treball — I'm busy
- How do you say “to comb one's hair” in Valencian?
A reflexive verb: «em pentine» — I comb my hair. A hairstyle 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.
- Study spread over days wins 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: trebály. 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?
The whole set on this page is 14 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
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