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Je me rase, puis je m'habille.

Je me rase, puis je m'habille.
I shave, then I get dressed.
From Lesson 60:Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)·French

Breakdown of Je me rase, puis je m'habille.

s'habiller
to get dressed
se raser
to shave
puis
then, next

Questions & Answers about Je me rase, puis je m'habille.

Why are the words me and m' in this sentence? Can't I just say Je rase?
Me and m' are reflexive pronouns that roughly mean "myself". In French, many daily routine actions like shaving (se raser) or getting dressed (s'habiller) are reflexive, meaning you do the action to yourself. If you just said Je rase, a French speaker would wait to hear what or who you are shaving!
Why does the second part use m' instead of me?
The word habille starts with a silent "h", which acts like a vowel in French. Because me ends in an "e", it drops that letter and connects to the next word with an apostrophe to make pronunciation smoother. So, me habille becomes m'habille.
In English, we say "I get dressed." Why does French use the verb habille here?
English often uses the word "get" for routines like getting dressed, getting ready, or getting up. French doesn't use an exact equivalent of "get" for these. Instead, it relies on reflexive verbs. Je m'habille literally means "I dress myself", which is the natural French way to express this action.
Could I use et (and) instead of puis in this sentence?
Yes, using et works grammatically, but puis specifically means "then" or "next". Using puis emphasizes the chronological sequence of your routine: you finish shaving first, and after that, you get dressed. It is a very helpful word for listing the steps of your daily routine.

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