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D'abord, je me lève, ensuite je me douche.

D'abord, je me lève, ensuite je me douche.
First, I get up, then I shower.
From Lesson 60:Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)·French

Questions & Answers about D'abord, je me lève, ensuite je me douche.

Why is there a me in je me lève and je me douche?
These are reflexive verbs, which are used when you perform an action on yourself. You are literally saying I raise myself and I shower myself. Without the me, je lève would mean you are raising something else, like your hand.
Why does lève have an accent mark (è) when the infinitive verb se lever does not?
Se lever (to get up) is a stem-changing verb. When you conjugate it for je, the silent e changes to è so that it is pronounced with a stronger eh sound.
Can I say je prends une douche (I take a shower) instead of je me douche?
Yes, both are perfectly correct and common! Je me douche uses a single reflexive verb (to shower oneself), which is a very popular and quick way for French speakers to describe their daily morning routines.
What does the D' stand for in D'abord?
It is short for de. The phrase d'abord is a fixed expression that means first or first of all. Because the word abord starts with a vowel, de drops its e and attaches directly to it.

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