Beauty & Grooming

1. Jau vuless laschar tagliar mes chavels.

   I'd like a haircut.

   Usage

   Tells a hairdresser or barber that you want your hair cut

   Grammar Note

   Laschar + infinitive means to have something done. Chavels (hair) is a masculine plural, always used in the plural. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Tagliai be in pau, per plaschair. Betg memia curt.

   Just a trim, please — don't cut too much.

   Usage

   Asks for only a little off, so the stylist does not cut too much

   Grammar Note

   The imperative ending -ai is the polite (Vus) form. Betg memia curt means not too short. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Jau vuless laschar colurar mes chavels en [colur].

   I'd like to dye my hair [color].

   Usage

   Says what colour you want your hair dyed. Replace the brackets with a colour name

   Grammar Note

   Colurar means to colour or dye. Colur is feminine and means colour. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Lavai e sientai mes chavels, per plaschair.

   Please wash and dry my hair.

   Usage

   Asks for a shampoo and a dry

   Grammar Note

   Sientar means to dry and also covers blow-drying hair. This phrase simply asks for a wash and dry. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Quant custa quai en tut?

   How much will this cost?

   Usage

   Checks the total price before the treatment begins

   Grammar Note

   Quant custa quai? is the basic way to ask the price; adding en tut means in total. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Quant ditg dura quai?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Asks how long the treatment will take

   Grammar Note

   Quant ditg dura …? is the standard way to ask how long something takes. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Jau vuless ina tgira da la fatscha.

   I'd like a facial treatment.

   Usage

   Asks for a face treatment at a beauty salon

   Grammar Note

   Tgira means care or treatment and fatscha means face; both are feminine. This phrase is limited to facial care. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Jau sun fitg cuntent / cuntenta dal resultat, grazia fitg!

   I'm very happy with the result — thank you!

   Usage

   Says you are pleased with the result and thanks the stylist

   Grammar Note

   Say cuntent if you are male and cuntenta if female. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Stoss jau avair in termin?

   Do I need to make an appointment?

   Usage

   Asks whether a salon needs a booking or accepts walk-ins

   Grammar Note

   The first person of stuair (must) is jau stoss. Termin is masculine and means a date or appointment. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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