In this post, we focus on how to give instructions to both men and women to collect a clean urine sample (commonly called “clean catch”).
Read below and watch the instructional video for some specific Spanish vocabulary and phrases related to clean catch urine samples.
Whenever you’re giving quick instructions in Spanish, you’ll use the command tense. Today we’re focusing on the “affirmative and negative “Usted” Commands, positive and negative Forms. The “Usted” commands in Spanish are tricky because it takes a few steps to form them. But, ¡tranquilo! They are easy to understand when you have the right pattern to follow ;).
Here is the Clean Catch urine sample lesson I taught to the Facebook group:
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How do you form the Usted Commands?
Usted Command Process
- Go to the “yo” form of the verb
- Drop the “o” letter.
- Add the opposite ending:
- Ar: E
- Er / Ir: A
Examples of Regular Verbs:
- Abrir: Yo Abro > Abr > Abra
- Orinar: Yo Orino > Orin > Orine
See related posts below on giving UD Commands and Tú Commands in Spanish
Usted Commands
Tú Commands
Clean Catch Urine Sample Vocabulary to remember:
Muestras no contaminadas de orina para hombres
| Sentence | “Usted” command | Meaning |
| Lavarse las manos | Lávese las manos | Wash your hands |
| Quitar la tapa del vaso / la tacita | Quite la tapa del vaso / de la tacita | Remove the cap of the cup |
| Deslizar hacia atrás la piel del pene | Deslice hacia atrás la piel del pene | Slide back the skin of the penis |
| Limpiar el extremo / la punta del pene | Limpie el extremo / la punta del pene | Clean the tip of the penis |
| Orinar un poquito primero en el inodoro | Orine un poquito primero en el inodoro | Pee / Urinate a little on the toilet first |
| Llenar el vaso / la tacita hasta la mitad | Llene el vaso / la tacita hasta la mitad | Fill the cup halfway |
| Colocar y apretar bien la tapa | Coloque y apriete bien la tapa | Put the cap on and screw it on thigh |
| Tener cuidado, no tocar el interior del vaso | Tenga cuidado, no toque el interior del vaso | Be careful, don’t touch the inside of the cup |
Muestras no contaminadas de orina para mujeres
| Sentence | “Usted” command | Meaning |
| Sentarse en el inodoro | Siéntese en el inodoro | Sit on the toilet |
| Abrir las piernas | Abra las piernas | Open the legs |
| Abrir los labios vaginales | Abra los labios vaginales | Open the vaginal lips |
| Limpiarse con toallitas de adelante hacia atrás | Límpiese con toallitas de adelante hacia atrás | Clean with the wipes from front to back |
| No usar la toallita una segunda vez | No use la toallita una segunda vez | Don’t use the wipe a second time |
Study clean catch vocabulary in Spanish
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