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měijiǎto have one's nails done
放心fàngxīnto relax
什么样shénmeyàngwhat kind
法式fǎshìFrench style
pàoto steep
gāndry
护理hùlǐbeauty treatment
to smear
护手霜hùshǒushuānghand cream
to remove
死皮sǐpídead skin
指甲zhǐjiafingernail
光滑guānghuáglossy and smooth
接下来jiē xiàláinext
指甲油zhǐjiayóufingernail polish
xiūto trim
jiānsharp
鸡爪子jīzhuǎzichicken feet

Supplementary Vocabulary

手指shǒuzhǐfinger
剪指甲jiǎn zhǐjiato cut one's fingernails
指甲剪zhǐjiajiǎnfingernail clippers
美容měiróngcosmetology
yuánround

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