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You book your child in for a haircut and ask about the children's price: what to say in German
You book your child for a haircut and ask about the children's price.
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How it's done. Many hairdressers have a children's price (Kinderpreis); you may sit next to your child and ask for scissors only; ask about the price beforehand.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Guten Tag. Ich möchte für mein Kind einen Haarschnitt. Gibt es einen Kinderpreis?
GOO-tayn tahk. Eekh MYOKH-teh fyoor mighn keent IGH-nayn KHAHRSH-neet. Geept es IGH-nayn KEEN-dehr-prighs?
Good day. I'd like a haircut for my child. Is there a children's price?
Or say:Guten Tag, wie viel kostet ein Kinderhaarschnitt?
GOO-tayn tahk, vee feel KOS-tet ighn KEEN-dehr-khuhrsh-neet?
THEY SAY
Ja, bis zwölf Jahre kostet der Haarschnitt etwa fünfzehn Euro.Yah, bees tsvyolf YAH-reh KOS-tet dehr KHAHRSH-neet EH-tvuh FYOONF-tsayn OY-roh.
Yes, up to twelve years the haircut costs about fifteen euros.
They might also say:
Für Kinder bis zwölf Jahre nehmen wir ungefähr fünfzehn Euro.
Fyoor KEEN-duh bees tsvyolf YAH-reh NEH-mayn veer OON-geh-fehr FYOONF-tsayn OY-roh.
For children up to twelve we charge roughly fifteen euros.
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YOU REPLY
Das ist gut. Mein Kind hat Angst vor der Maschine. Können Sie nur mit der Schere schneiden?
Dahs eest goot. Mighn keent khaht ahngst for dehr muh-SHEE-neh. KYOH-nayn zee noor meet dehr SHEH-reh SHNIGH-dayn?
That's good. My child is afraid of the clippers. Can you cut with scissors only?
THEY SAY
Ja, natürlich. Ich schneide nur mit der Schere. Setzen Sie sich bitte hierher.Yah, nuh-TYOOR-leekh. Eekh SHNIGH-deh noor meet dehr SHEH-reh. ZEH-tsayn zee zeekh BEE-teh kheer-KHEHR.
Yes, of course. I'll cut only with scissors. Please sit down here.
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YOU REPLY
Darf ich neben meinem Kind sitzen bleiben?
Dahrf eekh NEH-bayn MIGH-nem keent ZEE-tsayn BLIGH-bayn?
May I stay sitting next to my child?
THEY SAY
Ja, gern.Yah, gehrn.
Yes, gladly.
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YOU FINISH
Danke für Ihre Geduld.
DAHN-keh fyoor EE-reh geh-DOOLT.
Thank you for your patience.
THEY SAY
Gern geschehen!Gehrn geh-SHEH-ayn!
You're welcome!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Kind
keent
noun
child
Haarschnitt
KHAHRSH-neet
noun
haircut
Gibt
Geept
verb
gives
44 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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