Learn Chinese -- Dialogue -- Lesson 9 Get a Haircut

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lĭ fà shī: xiān shēng, nín yào lĭ fà ma?
理发师： 先生，您要理发吗？ 
barber: Do you want your hair cut, sir? 
   
mài kè: shì de.
麦克： 是的。  
Mike:  Yes. 
   
lĭ fà shī: nín lĭ shén me yàng de?
理发师： 您理什么样的？ 
barber:  How do you want? 
   
mài kè:  zhào yuán yàng lĭ jiù xíng.
麦克： 照原样理就行。 
Mike:  Just the same as usual.
   
lĭ fà shī: nín guā liăn ma?
理发师： 您刮脸吗？ 
barber: Do you want your face shaved?
   
mài kè:  yào guā liăn, zài xiū yí xià hú zi.
麦克： 要刮脸，再修一下胡子。 
Mike:  Yes, and I'd like my moustache trimmed.
   
lĭ fà shī: qĭng nín dào zhè biān xĭ tóu.. chuī fēng shí shĭ yóu ma? 
理发师： 请您到这边洗头。吹风时使油吗？ 
barber:  Please come here to have your hair washed. Do you like some pomade while drying?
   
mài kè: shăo lái yī diănr. 
麦克： 少来一点儿。 
Mike:  Just a little.
   
lĭ fà shī: hăo le. nín kàn kĕ yĭ ma?
理发师： 好了，您看可以吗？ 
barber:  How do you like it now?
   
mài kè:  hĕn hăo.
麦克： 很好。 
Mike:  Very well.

 

Background

 

外国人住宿的宾馆、饭店大都有理发店，客人可以预约或直接去那里理发。此外, 客人也可以到街上的理发店理发，这些理发店挡次不同，因此收费标准也不同。

Barbershops have been opened in most guesthouses and big hotels. Guests may make an appointment to see a barber or go to the barber's to have a hair cut directly. On the other hand, one can have a hair cut by choosing from the barbershops along the streets. They are of variable quality and skills, so prices differ too. 

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New Words

1.       理发 lĭ fà: haircut

2.       原样 yuán yàng: original shape

3.       刮脸 guā liăn: to shave (the face)

4.       修 xiū: to trim

5.       胡子 hú zi: moustache

6.       洗头 xĭ tóu: to wash hair

7.       吹风 chuī fēng: to dry hair with a drier