Je vais me faire sécher les cheveux chez la coiffeuse avant la réunion.

I am going to have my hair dried at the hairdresser’s before the meeting.

Breakdown of Je vais me faire sécher les cheveux chez la coiffeuse avant la réunion.

• je: I
• avant: before
• aller: to go
• la réunion: the meeting

Questions & Answers about Je vais me faire sécher les cheveux chez la coiffeuse avant la réunion.

Why does Je vais mean I’m going to here? Isn’t vais just go?

Yes, vais literally means go, but aller + infinitive is a very common way to talk about the near future in French.

So:

• Je vais me faire sécher les cheveux = I’m going to get my hair dried

This is similar to English I’m going to...

You could also use a simple future form in some contexts, but aller + infinitive often sounds more natural for a planned or imminent action.

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What does me faire + infinitive mean in this sentence?

Se faire + infinitive often means to have something done to yourself or to get something done.

So:

• me faire sécher les cheveux literally = to make/do for myself the drying of the hair
• natural English = to get my hair dried or to have my hair dried

The important idea is that you are not doing the action yourself. Someone else is doing it for you.

Compare:

• Je sèche mes cheveux = I dry my hair
• Je me fais sécher les cheveux = I get my hair dried

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