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At the Hair Salon

在理发店

Zài lǐfā diàn

2:34 min video · 6 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ你的头发这么长，想剪多短？Nǐ de tóufa zhème cháng, xiǎng jiǎn duō duǎn?Your hair is so long, how short do you want to cut it?
  2. 安娜 Ān Nà我想剪到这里，不要太短。Wǒ xiǎng jiǎn dào zhèlǐ, búyào tài duǎn.I want it cut to here, not too short.
  3. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ好的，要不要洗头？Hǎo de, yào buyào xǐ tóu?Okay, do you want a hair wash?
  4. 安娜 Ān Nà不用洗了，谢谢。一共多少钱？Búyòng xǐ le, xièxie. Yígòng duōshao qián?No need to wash, thanks. How much is it altogether?
  5. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ剪头发五十八块，你可以扫码付钱。Jiǎn tóufa wǔ shí bā kuài, nǐ kěyǐ sǎo mǎ fù qián.The haircut is fifty-eight yuan, you can scan a code to pay.
  6. 安娜 Ān Nà好，我很喜欢，头发变得更好看了！Hǎo, wǒ hěn xǐhuan, tóufa biàn de gèng hǎokàn le!Good, I really like it, my hair looks better now!

About this lesson

After this lesson you can tell a hair stylist how short you want your hair cut and ask how much it costs.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
头发tóufahairHSK 2
剪jiǎnto cutHSK 5
太短tàiduǎntoo short
洗头xǐtóuto wash hair
一共yígòngaltogetherHSK 2
多少钱duōshaoqiánhow much money
扫码sǎomǎto scan a code

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