Have you ever wondered how children in other countries start their day? Maybe they wake up earlier, eat different breakfasts, or play different games after school.

In this lesson, you will:

• Learn about daily routines in Ireland, Spain, Japan, India, and Brazil.
• Discover key words for routines in Irish, French, Spanish, and German.
• Sort routines into morning, afternoon, evening, and night.
• Think about how weather and culture shape daily life.

🌞 Every day, we follow a routine. A daily routine is the set of things we usually do in the same order each day.

Routines help us stay organised and know what to expect. Even if we live in different countries, most people follow some kind of routine.

• Wake up
• Get dressed
• Eat breakfast
• Go to school or work
• Play or relax
• Go to bed

These words can be learned in different languages too! For example:

• Hello – Dia dhuit (Irish), Hola (Spanish), Bonjour (French)
• School – Scoil (Irish), Escuela (Spanish)

🌍 Around the world, people follow daily routines — but they speak different languages!

Even though we may live in different countries, many everyday words are the same in meaning. Learning how to say these common words in different languages helps us understand other cultures and communicate with more people.

Look at the table below and see how these daily routine words are said in Irish, French, Spanish, and German.

Key Vocabulary

Language	Wake up	Breakfast	Go to school	Lunch	Home from school	Homework	Dinner	Bedtime
French	Se réveiller suh ray-vay-yay	Le petit déjeuner luh puh-tee day-zhuh-nay	Aller à l'école ah-lay ah lay-kol	Le déjeuner luh day-zhuh-nay	Rentrer de l'école ron-tray duh lay-kol	Les devoirs lay duh-vwar	Le dîner luh dee-nay	L'heure du coucher luhr doo koo-shay
Spanish	Despertarse des-per-tar-se	El desayuno el des-ah-YOO-no	Ir al colegio eer al ko-LEH-hyo	El almuerzo el al-MWER-so	Volver del colegio vol-VER del ko-LEH-hyo	Los deberes los deh-BEH-res	La cena lah SEH-nah	Hora de dormir OH-ra deh dor-MEER
German	Aufwachen owf-vakh-en	Frühstück FROO-shtook	Zur Schule gehen tsoor SHOO-leh gay-en	Mittagessen MIT-tahg-es-en	Von der Schule nach Hause fon dair SHOO-leh nahkh HOW-zeh	Hausaufgaben HOWS-owf-gah-ben	Abendessen AH-bent-es-en	Schlafenszeit SHLAH-fens-tsayt
Irish	Dúisigh doo-shig	Bricfeasta brik-FAS-ta	Téigh ar scoil tay ar skol	Lón lohn	Abhaile ón scoil a-WAL-yeh ohn skol	Obair bhaile OH-ber WAL-yeh	Dinnéar din-YAIR	Am codlata om KOD-la-ta

In Ireland, many children wake up between 7:00 and 8:00 in the morning.

A typical morning routine might include:

• Waking up and getting dressed
• Eating breakfast such as cereal or toast
• Brushing teeth
• Travelling to school by car, bus, or walking

School usually begins around 8:30–9:00am and finishes in the afternoon.

After school, children might:

• Do homework
• Play sports
• Spend time with family