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You pay and tip after the haircut: what to say in German

You pay and tip after the haircut.

Friseur6 linesLevel A1For life in Germany The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Tips (Trinkgeld) are normal at the hairdresser: add a few euros and say the amount you hand over, for example Machen Sie 30.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Sind Sie zufrieden?
Zeent zee tsoo-FREE-dayn?
Are you happy with it?
They might also say:
Gefällt es Ihnen so?
Geh-FELT es EE-nayn zoh?
Do you like it like that?
YOU REPLY
Ja, sehr schön. Vielen Dank!
Yah, zehr shyohn. FEE-layn dahnk!
Yes, very nice. Thank you very much!
THEY SAY
Das macht achtundzwanzig Euro.
Dahs mahkht AHKH-toontts-vahn-tseekh OY-roh.
That's twenty-eight euros.
They might also say:
Achtundzwanzig Euro, bitte.
AHKH-toontts-vahn-tseekh OY-roh, BEE-teh.
Twenty-eight euros, please.
in the app
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YOU REPLY
Hier, bitte. Machen Sie dreißig.
Kheer, BEE-teh. MAH-khayn zee DRIGH-seekh.
Here you are. Make it thirty.
Or say:Stimmt so.
Shteemt zoh.
THEY SAY
Vielen Dank, das ist nett! Einen schönen Tag noch!
FEE-layn dahnk, dahs eest net! IGH-nayn SHYOH-nayn tahk nokh!
Thank you very much, that's kind! Have a nice day!
in the app
3
YOU FINISH
Danke, Ihnen auch!
DAHN-keh, EE-nayn owkh!
Thanks, you too!

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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

Sind
Zeent
verb
are
zufrieden
tsoo-FREE-dayn
adjective
satisfied
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
sehr
zehr
adverb
very
schön
shyohn
adjective
beautiful, nice
Vielen
FEE-layn
adjective
many (dative)

19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Danke!
DAHN-keh!
Thank you!

All 21 rescue phrases in German →

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