理发师
Hi, are you here for a haircut?
Beginner · 6-8 min
Get a Haircut理发店剪头发
After this scene, you can enter a hair salon, say you want a haircut, explain that you want it shorter, ask to trim your bangs, answer about the sides, and keep the current style.
Learning
Core dialogue
你
Yeah, I'd like a haircut.
理发师
Sit over here. First, let's wash your hair.
理发师
How would you like it cut?
你
Cut it a little shorter, and trim the bangs.
理发师
Do you want the sides a little shorter? They're covering your ears a bit now.
你
Yes, make the sides a little shorter.
理发师
Do you have a style in mind for the bangs?
你
Just like it is now. A small trim is fine.
理发师
Okay, we'll start now.
你
Okay.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
lǐ理fà发
get a haircut
From the dialogue
理发师:你好，理发吗？
Hi, are you here for a haircut?
Use it here
Use “理发” as a general word for getting a haircut.
Say it another way
- wǒ我xiǎng想lǐ理fà发。
I'd like to get a haircut.
- zhè这lǐ里kě可yǐ以lǐ理fà发ma吗？
Can I get a haircut here?
- wǒ我xiǎng想jiǎn剪ge个tóu头fa发。
I'd like to get a haircut.
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
剪 + Result + 一点
Use this pattern to ask for a small change in length or shape.
剪结果一点
结果 = shorter, thinner, neater, etc.
From dialogue
- jiǎn剪duǎn短yì一diǎn点。
Cut it a little shorter.
Try also
- jiǎn剪báo薄yì一diǎn点。
Thin it out a little.
- jiǎn剪zhěng整qí齐yì一diǎn点。
Make it a little neater.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use 剪 for hair
Not natural
我想切头发。
Natural
我想剪头发。
Why
For hair, use 剪, not 切.
2. Use 修一下 for a trim
Not natural
刘海修理一下。
Natural
刘海修一下。
Why
For trimming hair, 修一下 sounds natural. 修理 is for fixing broken things.
3. Do not say 随便 if you care
Not natural
随便。
Natural
就现在这样，稍微修一下就行。
Why
If you want the current style, say it clearly instead of saying 随便.