Learn Spanish (Spain): Siempre me lavo la cara.

In English, we say 'I wash my face'. But in Spanish, when you talk about body parts and daily routines, you use 'the' (el, la, los, las). The reflexive pronoun me already makes it obvious that it is your own face!

Why does me come before the verb lavo?

Reflexive pronouns like me (myself), te (yourself), and se (himself/herself) always go directly before a conjugated verb. That is why it is me lavo and never lavo me.

If I am washing something else, like my clothes, do I still use me?

No, you only use me when the action happens to you. If you wash your clothes, you use the regular verb lavar without a reflexive pronoun: Siempre lavo mi ropa. The clothes are receiving the action, not you.

Can I put siempre at the end of the sentence?

Yes, you can say Me lavo la cara siempre. However, frequency words like siempre (always) and nunca (never) sound very natural when placed right before the verb or at the beginning of the sentence.