Intermediate - Having One's Nails Done (C1315)

A: 你好。我要美甲。
nǐhǎo. wǒ yào měijiǎ.
Hello. I want to have my nails done.
B: 好的。请坐!你第一次美甲吗?
hǎo de. qǐng zuò! nǐ dì yī cì měijiǎ ma?
Okay. Please, sit down! Is this your first time having your nails done?
A: 对。帮我做得漂亮点儿。
duì. bāng wǒ zuò de piàoliang diǎnr.
That's right. Pretty them up a little for me.
B: 放心吧。想做什么样的?
fàngxīn ba. xiǎng zuò shénmeyàng de?
Don't worry. What kind of treatment would you like?
A: 法式的吧。前面白色的,后面粉色的。
fǎshì de ba. qiánmian báisè de, hòumian fěnsè de.
I'll do the French style. White on the tips and a pink base.
B: 好的。先泡一下手吧。
hǎo de. xiān pào yīxià shǒu ba.
Okay. First, soak your hands for a little while.
A: 好了吗?
hǎo le ma?
Finished?
B: 好了。哎哟,你的手挺干的,要不要做个护理?
hǎo le. āiyōu, nǐ de shǒu tǐng gān de, yào bu yào zuò ge hùlǐ?
Finished. Goodness, your hands are quite dry. Do you want to do a treatment?
A: 不用了。我自己涂点儿护手霜就行。
bùyòng le. wǒ zìjǐ tú diǎnr hùshǒushuāng jiù xíng.
No thanks. I'll just put on a bit of hand cream and I'll be alright.
B: 好吧。我给你去一下死皮。
hǎo ba. wǒ gěi nǐ qù yīxià sǐpí.
Okay. Let me remove some dead skin for you.
A: 你要干吗?
nǐ yào gànmá?
What are you going to do?
B: 别怕,不会痛的。这样能让你的指甲更光滑。
bié pà, bù huì tòng de. zhèyàng néng ràng nǐ de zhǐjia gèng guānghuá.
Don't be scared, it won't hurt. This way your nails will become more smooth and glossy.
A: 哦。
ò.
Oh.
B: 好了。接下来要涂指甲油了。再帮你修一下。
hǎo le. jiē xiàlái yào tú zhǐjiayóu le. zài bāng nǐ xiū yīxià.
Finished. Next we have to apply the nail polish. Then, I'll fix them up for you a bit.
A: 那我睡会儿。
nà wǒ shuì huǐr.
Okay, I'll take a quick nap.
B: 好了。看看,喜不喜欢?
hǎo le. kàn kan, xǐ bu xǐhuan?
Finished. Have a look. Do you like it?
A: 啊,怎么这么尖。像鸡爪子!
à, zěnme zhème jiān. xiàng jīzhuǎzi!
Ah, why are they so sharp? They're like chicken claws!

Key Vocabulary

美甲 měijiǎ to have one's nails done
放心 fàngxīn to relax
什么样 shénmeyàng what kind
法式 fǎshì French style
pào to steep
gān dry
护理 hùlǐ beauty treatment
to smear
护手霜 hùshǒushuāng hand cream
to remove
死皮 sǐpí dead skin
指甲 zhǐjia fingernail
光滑 guānghuá glossy and smooth
接下来 jiē xiàlái next
指甲油 zhǐjiayóu fingernail polish
xiū to trim
jiān sharp
鸡爪子 jīzhuǎzi chicken feet

Supplementary Vocabulary

手指 shǒuzhǐ finger
剪指甲 jiǎn zhǐjia to cut one's fingernails
指甲剪 zhǐjiajiǎn fingernail clippers
美容 měiróng cosmetology
yuán round

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