Je vais me faire laver les cheveux chez la coiffeuse avant le dîner.

I am going to have my hair washed at the hairdresser’s before dinner.

Breakdown of Je vais me faire laver les cheveux chez la coiffeuse avant le dîner.

• je: I
• avant: before
• aller: to go
• le dîner: the dinner

Questions & Answers about Je vais me faire laver les cheveux chez la coiffeuse avant le dîner.

Why is it je vais + infinitive instead of a simple future form?

Je vais me faire laver les cheveux uses the near future: aller + infinitive.

It is very common in everyday French and often feels like I’m going to... in English.

So:

• Je vais me faire laver les cheveux = I’m going to have my hair washed
• Je me ferai laver les cheveux = I will have my hair washed

Both are possible, but je vais... is usually more conversational.

What does se faire + infinitive mean here?

This pattern means to have something done to oneself or to get something done.

So:

• se faire laver les cheveux literally looks like to make oneself wash the hair
• but the real meaning is to have one’s hair washed

In other words, someone else is doing the washing, and the subject is the person receiving the action.

Some similar examples:

• Je vais me faire couper les cheveux. = I’m going to have my hair cut.
• Elle s’est fait maquiller. = She got her makeup done.

Why is there me if someone else is washing the hair?