Health and lifestyle
Healthy habits, exercise and wellbeing
Context
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Doctora
¿Haces ejercicio con regularidad?
Do you exercise regularly?
Paciente
Casi nunca. Trabajo sentado todo el día.
Almost never. I work sitting down all day.
Doctora
Te recomiendo caminar al menos treinta minutos al día.
I recommend you walk at least thirty minutes a day.
Paciente
¿Y qué me recomienda para la alimentación?
And what do you recommend for my diet?
Doctora
Come más frutas y verduras, y reduce el azúcar. Evita la comida chatarra.
Eat more fruits and vegetables, and reduce sugar. Avoid junk food.
Paciente
Voy a intentarlo. También necesito dormir mejor.
I am going to try. I also need to sleep better.
Doctora
Duerme siete u ocho horas y evita el celular antes de acostarte.
Sleep seven or eight hours and avoid your phone before bed.
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Vocabulary
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el ejercicio
Hago ejercicio tres veces por semana.
'Hacer ejercicio' = to work out.
the exercise
Savela alimentación
Mi alimentación es equilibrada.
'La dieta' is used too, but alimentación is broader.
the diet / eating
Savela comida chatarra
La comida chatarra tiene mucha grasa.
Colloquial: 'la chatarra'.
the junk food
SaveGrammar in 1 minute
Recommendations: te recomiendo + infinitive
'Te recomiendo caminar', 'te recomiendo comer más frutas' — recomendar + infinitive. Also 'deberías', 'es importante que + subjunctive', 'evita + noun'.
Te recomiendo hacer ejercicio. Es importante que duermas bien.
After 'es importante que' use the subjunctive: duermas.
Present subjunctive for advice: que duermas, que comas
After expressions like 'es importante que', 'te sugiero que', 'quiero que' use the subjunctive: duermas, comas, reduzcas. Regular: hable/hables, coma/comas, viva/vivas.
Es importante que duermas ocho horas. Quiero que comas más verduras.
Subjunctive: que duermas (dormir), que comas (comer), que reduzcas (reducir).
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What is the doctor's advice?
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What is the doctor's advice?
Es importante que … bien.
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matching
Connect each Spanish word with its English meaning.
Give a friend two pieces of health advice (use te recomiend…
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Give a friend two pieces of health advice (use te recomiendo + infinitive).
Suggested answer: Te recomiendo hacer ejercicio y comer más verduras.
Es importante que duermas siete u ocho horas.
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Es importante que duermas siete u ocho horas.
It is important that you sleep seven or eight hours.
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