hi everybody welcome back to top words
my name is alicia and today we're going
to be talking about
the top 20 useful phrases for a hair
salon
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it includes some expressions that you
can use when making a reservation or
when making payments for things as
you'll need to do when you visit a hair
salon so
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okay the first expression is i would
like a simple haircut
i would like a simple haircut
okay this is a very basic phrase that
expresses that you want just a trim
essentially you don't want to make any
crazy new styles
you want your existing style but just a
little bit shorter so you can use this
i'd like a simple haircut expression
next is
can i have a shave
can i have a shave so can i have a shave
typically refers to
shaving the hair on someone's face so
you probably don't want to ask for this
if you're going into a hairdresser's
to get the hair on your head cut there
are some styles that
use razors and so on for like the back
of the head or maybe the side of the
head to create interesting designs
so you can ask for those things
specifically but generally when we say
shave something it refers to the hair on
the face
okay let's head to the next expression i
have to visit the stylist
i have to visit the stylist you can use
this expression to tell someone else
about your plans to visit your hair
stylist
so stylist here means hair stylist you
can use either word but
stylist is just a little bit shorter so
i have to visit the stylist i need a
haircut
okay next is i need to speak to the
hairdresser
i need to speak to the hairdresser all
right so hairdresser is a little bit of
an old-fashioned word you might hear a
hairstylist or a stylist or maybe
something else
but generally when you need to speak to
a hairdresser it's because you have some
idea for something you want to do with
your hair
maybe you want to make a new color or
maybe you want to
create a new style for yourself or use
some specific kind of technique
either way you need to consult with your
hairdresser or your hair stylist you can
use this expression to do that
i want to try something different today
so when you come to the hair salon or
your stylist's shop
you can express to them i want to try
something different today to mean you
want to be a little bit more adventurous
with your haircut
this means you're open to their opinions
and their ideas
so if you feel comfortable asking your
hair stylist their opinion you can say
i want to try something a little
different today next is
can i request a different shampoo
so when you go to the hair salon and
it's time to shampoo your hair you might
have specific needs for your hair or
your skin or maybe you have an allergy
to a certain ingredient
whatever if you need to request
something else be used from what the
hair stylist typically uses
you can use this expression of course
you can change shampoo
for conditioner or treatment or color or
whatever it is you need
next is my hair is damaged can i have it
fixed
my hair is damaged can i have it fixed
okay so if your hair has damaged that
means maybe it's dry or there are split
ends maybe it has
damage from the sun whatever if you want
to make it clear to your hair stylist
that your hair has
some damage and you want a little bit of
extra treatment for it you can use this
expression
my hair is damaged can i have it fixed
next is i'd just like a trim
i would just like a trim okay
the most basic request at a hair salon
is
just a trim you don't even have to say i
would you can just say
just a trim please or even a trim please
that means i want just a little bit
removed
from my current hairstyle just a tiny
bit so
just to trim is the most basic and
probably most common request
you can have ready when you go to the
hair salon okay
next expression is could you cut a
little bit more
could you cut a little bit more all
right
at native speed this could you cut a
little bit more means could you please
cut a little bit more of my hair
so use this when the hairstylist has
already cut
some of your hair and you want it a
little bit shorter you want a little bit
more hair to be cut off
could you cut a little bit more next
expression is
could you straighten my hair could you
straighten my hair
okay so to straighten your hair means to
make your hair straight to use a hair
iron or use something
to create straight hair from wavy or
curly hair
if you want your stylist to finish your
hair and make it look straight you can
use this
expression could you straighten my hair
make sure to say
straighten not straight not straight but
could you straighten
my hair okay next expression is i don't
have an appointment
do you have time today i don't have an
appointment
do you have time today so if you decide
on the day that you need to go to the
hair stylist you can call them or maybe
drop
in and say i don't have an appointment
but do you have some time today
you can try using this expression if you
need to see someone urgently like if you
have a hair emergency
so use this i don't have an appointment
but do you have some time
okay the next expression is i would like
to dye my hair
i would like to dye my hair okay so if
you want to change the color of your
hair you can use this expression
i'd like to dye my hair or i want to dye
my hair
to be specific about the color you can
say i want to dye my hair black or i
want to dye my hair blue
or i want to dye my hair pink whatever
the color is can come after
this expression you can also say i'd
like to change the color of my hair or i
want to color my hair
these expressions are also okay all
right next expression
is what kind of hairstyle do you
recommend
what kind of hairstyle do you recommend
so this is an expression that you can
use to ask your hair stylist for some
advice
maybe they can look at your hair type
they can look at the shape of your face
consider your needs and help you to
choose a hairstyle that's right for you
what kind of hairstyle do you recommend
okay the next expression is
can you make it look like this picture
okay so in lots of cases if you find a
new style in a magazine or
online or something like that you might
think to yourself
i should bring this to the hair salon
when you do that you can point to the
picture
and say can you make it look like this
picture or you can also just say
i'd like this haircut can you do that so
showing something is a really helpful
way to indicate what kind of style you
want
you can do that with this expression can
you make it like this picture
okay the next expression is i would like
to change my hair color
i'd like to change my hair color so we
talked about this expression a little
bit earlier in i would like to dye my
hair this is a very general expression i
would like to change my hair color so
you should expect a follow-up
what kind of color are you thinking
about or what color do you want to
change it to
so again if you want to change the color
of your hair this is another expression
that you can use
all right next expression is can you
show me different hairstyles
can you show me different hairstyles
so this is something you can use if
maybe you're not very prepared when you
come to the hair stylist
if you need some advice or if you need
to see a few different pictures to help
you make a decision
you can ask your stylist for a few
different hairstyles with this
expression
can you show me some different
hairstyles okay next expression is
can i get a mohawk can i get a mohawk
so a mohawk is a very specific hairstyle
it's one strip of hair in the middle of
the head usually and it's kind of tall
or some people like to have extremely
tall extremely spiky mohawks
but you can use this pattern to talk
about any hairstyle you want
you can say can i get a hairstyle can i
get a bob or can i get a bowl cut
whatever type of cut you want you can
use this pattern to express it
okay next is i'd like a cut and blow dry
i'd like a cut and blow dry you can use
this expression when you make your
appointment or when you arrive at the
hair salon
so a cut means a haircut and blow dry
means you want them to blow dry your
hair as well
so it depends on the salon you go to
maybe at some salons there's just a cut
and no
hair washing or no hair treatment
options whatever
if you want to be specific that you just
want a cut maybe a wash and a dry you
can use this expression to do that
okay next is around what time will we be
finished
around what time will we be finished you
can ask your hair stylist this question
if you want to know about when your
appointment will be done
so if you're a very busy person or you
have somewhere to be
you can ask your hair stylist about how
long they expect the appointment to take
you can say about what time will we be
finished
all right next is does this price
include shampoo
does this price include shampoo if you
have
questions about the prices at your hair
salon you can ask something like this
does this price include shampoo or maybe
does this price
include a style does this price include
treatment whatever it is that you're
looking for if you have a question about
the price and what it includes you can
use this pattern to do that alright
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useful phrases for a hair salon
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