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Que fais-tu ?

To ask What are you doing?, you can say Tu fais quoi ? or Que fais‑tu ? Que fais‑tu ? is more formal.

Je me réveille toujours tard !

Some verbs in French require me, te, se, or the repetition of nous and vous. These can be loosely translated to mean myself, yourself, himself, etc.

You’ve already seen this with Je m’appelle Charlotte, which literally means I call myself Charlotte. Because appelle begins with a vowel sound, me is shortened to m’.

je	me myself
tu	te yourself (informal)
il / elle	se himself / herself
nous	nous ourselves
vous	vous yourself (formal) / yourselves (plural)
ils / elles	se themselves

Le matin, je me réveille tôt.
In the morning, I wake up early.

Il se couche tard.
He goes to bed late.

Nous nous réveillons tard.
We get up late.

Ils se préparent vite.
They get ready quickly.

In English, we say He brushes his teeth or I wash my face, but in French you’d normally use le, la, or les before parts of the body.

Elle se brosse les cheveux.
She brushes her hair.

Le soir, vous vous brossez les dents.
In the evening, you brush your teeth.