Daily Routine with English Vocabulary Words
In the Morning
There’s a lot of vocabulary you should know to talk about the things you do in the morning.
There are also many videos on YouTube with daily routines. It might be a good idea to watch them when you finish reading this blog to review the vocabulary.
Morning Time Vocabulary
Early Morning.
The period of time between approximately 12 midnight and 6:00 a.m., but English doesn’t. Instead, just say “early morning” or “really early morning.”
Sunrise.
This is when the sun appears in the morning, usually between 5 and 7 a.m. in most places. This is when the day starts.
Dawn.
Dawn is another name for the period of time when the sun rises.
Mid-morning.
Mid-morning isn’t an official time, but it’s about halfway between when you wake up and when you eat lunch.
Late morning.
This refers to any time close to 12:00 (noon) but still before then.
From ___ to ___.
You’ll probably use this phrase to talk about many of your daily activities. If you do something for a period of time, you can use this phrase and mention the start and end time of that activity.
Jennifer studies 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
At + (specific time).
Use at if you’re talking about a specific time (but not a period of time).
- Jennifer usually wakes up at 8 a.m.
On + (date or day of the week).
Use on for specific days or dates.
- I normally work on Mondays, but on January 1st I won’t have to work.
- Our boss said no one had to work on New Year’s Day because it’s a holiday.
In + (month or year).
Use in for longer periods of time like months, years, and seasons.
- We often open our office at 8 a.m, but in winter the office opens at 9.
Morning Place Vocabulary
Using transportation. Generally, you’ll use the word in or on with most vehicles, and by with the type of transportation.
On + larger vehicles. You can say:
on the bus
on the train
on the airplane
on the ferry/boat
* You should also say on a bike, on a motorcycle or on a horse because you’re on top of those things.
In + smaller vehicles.
For all of the large vehicles in the last point, you can also say in if you want, but it’s less common. So you can say “in the bus” or “on the bus,” but on is more common. You can say “in a car,” “in a taxi” or even something more modern like “in an Uber.”
By + type of transportation.
If someone asks you “How do you get to work?” you can respond with by and then the type of transportation. If you walk, you can say “by foot,” but there are many other options:
by public transportation
by bike
by car
by bus
Morning Actions
These are the most common words and phrases you’ll need to talk about your morning routine:
Wake up.
Get up.
Get ready.
Take a shower/bath.
Brush your teeth.
Comb/brush your hair.
Put on makeup.
Get dressed.
Make and eat breakfast.
Go to work/school.
Remember that you can use a lot of the vocabulary from this section at other times of day.
