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 “Tú” Commands, positive and negative Forms. The “Tú” commands in Spanish are tricky because they aren’t the same when they’re affirmative versus negative (like “Usted” commands). But, ¡tranquilo! They are easy to understand when you have the right patterns 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 Affirmative Tú Commands?
Just use the “Él / Ella / Usted” form of the present tense.
Examples of Regular Verbs:
- Orinar
–> Orina - Abrir –> Abre
Examples of Irregular Verbs:
- Venir (To come): Ven
- Decir (To say / To tell): Di
- Salir (To go out / To leave): Sal
- Hacer (To do / To make): Haz
- Tener (To have): Ten
- Ir (To go): Ve
- Poner (To put / To place / To set): Pon
How do you form the Negative Tú Commands?
This one is a touch trickier. You have to follow a basic formula: No + Usted command + s
Usted Command Process
- Go to the “yo” form of the verb
- Drop the “o” letter.
- Add the opposite ending:
- Ar: Es
- Er / Ir: As
Examples of Regular Verbs:
- Abrir: Yo Abro – Abr – Abras: No abras
- Orinar: Yo Orino – Orin – Orines: No orines
Examples of Irregular Verbs:
- Venir: Yo Vengo – Veng – Vengas: No vengas
- Decir: Yo Digo – Dig – Digas: No digas
- Salir: Yo Salgo – Salg – Salgas: No salgas
- Hacer: Yo Hago – Hag – Hagas: No hagas
- Tener: Yo Tengo – Teng – Tengas: No tengas
- Ir: In this case, the command is “Vaya” – Vayas: No vayas
- Poner: Yo Pongo – Pong – Pongas: No pongas
Urine Sample Vocabulary to remember:
Muestras no contaminadas de orina para hombres
| Sentence | “Tú” command | Meaning |
| Lavarse las manos | Lávate las manos | Wash your hands |
| Quitar la tapa del vaso / la tacita | Quita la tapa del vaso / de la tacita | Remove the cap of the cup |
| Deslizar hacia atrás la piel del pene | Desliza hacia atrás la piel del pene | Slide back the skin of the penis |
| Limpiar el extremo / la punta del pene | Limpia el extremo / la punta del pene | Clean the tip of the penis |
| Orinar un poquito primero en el inodoro | Orina un poquito primero en el inodoro | Pee / Urinate a little on the toilet first |
| Llenar el vaso / la tacita hasta la mitad | Llena el vaso / la tacita hasta la mitad | Fill the cup halfway |
| Colocar y apretar bien la tapa | Coloca y aprieta bien la tapa | Put the cap on and screw it on thigh |
| Tener cuidado, no tocar el interior del vaso | Ten cuidado, no toques el interior del vaso | Be careful, don’t touch the inside of the cup |
Muestras no contaminadas de orina para mujeres
| Sentence | “Tú” command | Meaning |
| Sentarse en el inodoro | Siéntate en el inodoro | Sit on the toilet |
| Abrir las piernas | Abre las piernas | Open the legs |
| Abrir los labios vaginales | Abre los labios vaginales | Open the vaginal lips |
| Limpiarse con toallitas de adelante hacia atrás | LÃmpiate con toallitas de adelante hacia atrás | Clean with the wipes from front to back |
| No usar la toallita una segunda vez | No uses la toallita una segunda vez | Don’t use the wipe a second time |
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Karen’s Perspective
Los verbos irregulares son difÃciles de aprender incluso para los hispanohablantes. Cuando somos niños, solemos asumir que todos los verbos son regulares y decimos cosas tales como:
- “No
ponaeso ahÔ - “
Venapara acá”
Pero con el tiempo y la corrección de padres y maestros, aprendemos que no es pona sino ponga 
si usas Usted o pongas si usas el tú; asimismo, aprendemos que no es vena sino venga (usted) o ven (tú).
- No pongas eso ahÃ: Don’t put that there
- Ven para acá: Come here.
Asà que no te frustres si al principio te cuesta recordar los verbos irregulares en español, poco a poco los dominarás al igual que lo hacemos nosotros 🙂
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