Intermediate - A Short Haircut (C1519)

A:  先生,理发吗?
xiānsheng, lǐfà ma?
Sir, would you like a haircut?
B:  嗯。我想剪那种平头。
ng4. wǒ xiǎng jiǎn nà zhǒng píngtóu.
Yes. I'd like a crew cut.
A:  好,没问题。
hǎo, méiwèntí.
OK, no problem.
A:  好了。您看看满意吗?
hǎo le. nín kàn kan mǎnyì ma?
Done. Have a look. Is that all right?
B:  能不能再理短一点儿?
néng bu néng zài lǐ duǎn yīdiǎnr?
Could you cut it a bit shorter?
A:  这样呢?
zhèyàng ne?
How about this?
B:  好像这边有点儿长。
hǎoxiàng zhèbiān yǒudiǎnr cháng.
It seems a bit long over here.
A:  那我再修一下。
nà wǒ zài xiū yīxià.
I'll trim it a bit more, then.
B:  还是有点儿奇怪。
háishì yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
It's still a little strange.
A:  再剪就成光头了。
zài jiǎn jiù chéng guāngtóu le.
If I cut it any shorter you'll have a shaved head.
B:  那就这样吧。
nà jiù zhèyàng ba.
Then this will do.
A:  好。要刮胡子吗?
hǎo. yào guā húzi ma?
OK. Would you like me to shave your beard?
B:  不用了,我回家自己刮。
bùyòng le, wǒ huíjiā zìjǐ guā.
That's OK. I'll go home and do it myself.

Key Vocabulary

理发lǐfàto have a haircut
jiǎnto cut
zhǒngtype, kind
平头píngtóucrew cut
满意mǎnyìsatisified
zàimore, again
to tidy up
duǎnshort
好像hǎoxiàngto seem as if
chánglong
xiūto trim
奇怪qíguàistrange
再......就......zài... jiù ...if again...then...
chéngto become
光头guāngtóushaved head
guāto shave
胡子húzibeard

Supplementary Vocabulary

头发tóufahair
洗头xǐtóuto wash one's hair
理发店lǐfàdiànbarbershop
理发师lǐfàshībarber
剃光头tì guāngtóuto shave one's head
和尚héshangmonk

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