Linisin mo ang mukha mo, at pagkatapos ay ayusin mo ang buhok mo kapag tuyo na ito.

Linisin is the object-focused imperative form of the verb linis (to clean).

In Linisin mo ang mukha mo, the thing being cleaned—ang mukha mo (your face)—is the main focus of the verb.

• linisin = clean (something specific)
• maglinis = do cleaning / clean in general

So:

• Maglinis ka. = Clean up. / Do some cleaning.
• Linisin mo ang mukha mo. = Clean your face.

In this sentence, the speaker is telling someone to clean a specific thing, so linisin is the natural choice.

Because mo is doing two different jobs.

1. mo as you in the command

In:

• Linisin mo ang mukha mo
• Ayusin mo ang buhok mo

the first mo means you—the person being told to do the action.

So:

• Linisin mo = You clean it
• Ayusin mo = You fix/arrange it

2. mo as your

In:

• mukha mo = your face
• buhok mo = your hair

the second mo shows possession.

So even though it is the same word, its role depends on where it appears.

In Filipino, possessive pronouns like ko, mo, niya, natin, namin, ninyo, nila usually come after the noun.

So:

• mukha mo = your face
• buhok mo = your hair
• bahay ko = my house
• kaibigan niya = his/her friend

This is the normal word order. English puts the possessive before the noun (your face), but Filipino usually puts it after (face your literally).

Ang is a marker that signals the noun phrase being highlighted by the sentence grammar. In this sentence, it marks the thing being acted on.

So:

• ang mukha mo = your face
• ang buhok mo = your hair

With object-focused verbs like linisin and ayusin, the noun marked by ang is the object being cleaned or arranged.

A simple way to think of it here is:

• Linisin mo ang mukha mo = Clean your face
• Ayusin mo ang buhok mo = Fix your hair

So ang does not mean exactly the, even though it often gets translated that way.

At pagkatapos ay means and afterward / and then / and after that.

Let’s break it down:

• at = and
• pagkatapos = afterward / after that / then
• ay = a linker/topic marker often used in more careful or formal sentence flow

So:

• at pagkatapos ay ayusin mo ang buhok mo
  = and then fix your hair

The ay here is not absolutely necessary. You could also say:

• at pagkatapos, ayusin mo ang buhok mo
• pagkatapos ay ayusin mo ang buhok mo
• pagkatapos, ayusin mo ang buhok mo

Using ay makes the sentence sound a bit smoother or slightly more formal.

Ayusin comes from ayos, which has meanings like arrange, fix, put in order, or make neat.

In the phrase:

• ayusin mo ang buhok mo

it means something like:

• fix your hair
• arrange your hair
• make your hair neat

Just like linisin, ayusin is also an object-focused imperative, because the thing being affected is marked with ang:

• ang buhok mo = your hair

Kapag means when or whenever, often with a sense of once a condition is met.

In:

• kapag tuyo na ito

it means:

• when it is already dry
• once it is dry

So the idea is:

1. Clean your face.
2. Then fix your hair when it has dried.

A useful comparison:

• kung = if
• kapag = when/whenever, often for a more expected or regular condition

In many everyday sentences, learners will see some overlap, but kapag is very natural here.

Here, na means something like already or now. It often marks a change of state.

So:

• tuyo = dry
• tuyo na = already dry / dry now

In the sentence:

• kapag tuyo na ito

the meaning is:

• when it is already dry
• once it is dry

This little word is extremely common in Filipino. It often adds the idea that a condition has been reached.

Examples:

• Handa na. = It’s ready now.
• Uwi na tayo. = Let’s go home now.
• Luto na ang pagkain. = The food is cooked already.

Ito means this / it, and here it refers back to ang buhok mo (your hair).

So:

• kapag tuyo na ito = when it is dry

Even though buhok was already mentioned, Filipino can still use ito to refer back to it.

A more explicit version could be:

• kapag tuyo na ang buhok mo

That means essentially the same thing: when your hair is dry.

So the original sentence is perfectly natural, and ito is standing in for your hair.

Using ito avoids repetition.

Compare:

• ayusin mo ang buhok mo kapag tuyo na ito
• ayusin mo ang buhok mo kapag tuyo na ang buhok mo

Both are understandable, but the first one sounds less repetitive.

Filipino often uses pronouns like ito, iyan, iyon, siya, etc. to refer back to something already mentioned, just like English uses it.

A very literal breakdown would be:

• Linisin = clean
• mo = you
• ang mukha mo = your face

So, very literally:

• Clean you your face

But natural English is:

• Clean your face

This is a very common pattern in Filipino commands with object-focused verbs:

• Verb + mo + ang + object

Examples:

• Buksan mo ang pinto. = Open the door.
• Isara mo ang bintana. = Close the window.
• Kainin mo ang pagkain mo. = Eat your food.

It sounds mostly neutral, but slightly careful/instructional because of pagkatapos ay.

The whole sentence feels like something you might hear:

• from a parent
• in instructions
• in a lesson
• in a careful explanation

A more casual spoken version might be:

• Linisin mo ang mukha mo, tapos ayusin mo ang buhok mo kapag tuyo na.

That sounds more conversational.

So the original sentence is natural, but a bit more polished than very casual everyday speech.

Yes. Tapos is a very common, more conversational way to say then / afterward / next.

So you could say:

• Linisin mo ang mukha mo, tapos ayusin mo ang buhok mo kapag tuyo na ito.

This sounds more casual and natural in everyday speech.

Meanwhile:

• pagkatapos sounds a bit more formal or structured
• tapos sounds more spoken and relaxed

Both are correct.

Yes. A few natural alternatives are:

• Linisin mo ang mukha mo, tapos ayusin mo ang buhok mo kapag tuyo na.
• Maghilamos ka muna, tapos ayusin mo ang buhok mo pag tuyo na.
• Linisin mo muna ang mukha mo, saka mo ayusin ang buhok mo kapag tuyo na.

Some notes:

• muna = first
• saka = then/after that
• pag is a common shorter spoken form of kapag
• maghilamos specifically means wash one’s face

So the original sentence is correct, but there are many everyday ways to express the same idea.