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You ask for your hair to be dyed: what to say in Spanish
You ask to have hair coloured.
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How it's done. Colouring is tinte; mechas are highlights, color natural natural colour, moreno dark, rubio blonde; say beforehand if you've coloured before.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
Quiero teñirme el pelo de un tono más claro.
KYEH-roh teh-NEER-meh el PEH-loh deh oon TOH-noh mahs KLAH-roh.
I want to dye my hair a lighter shade.
THEY SAY
¿Se lo ha teñido antes?Seh loh uh teh-NEE-doh AHN-tes?
Have you dyed it before?
They might also say:
¿Lo había teñido con anterioridad?
Loh uh-BEE-uh teh-NEE-doh kohn ahn-teh-ryoh-ree-DAHD?
Had you dyed it before?
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YOU REPLY
Sí, hace dos meses, un castaño.
See, AH-seh dos MEH-ses, oon kuhs-TAH-nyoh.
Yes, two months ago, a chestnut.
THEY SAY
Vale. Le propongo un castaño claro.BAH-leh. Leh proh-POHN-goh oon kuhs-TAH-nyoh KLAH-roh.
OK. I suggest a light chestnut.
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YOU FINISH
Me parece bien. Gracias.
Meh puh-REH-seh byayn. GRAH-syuhs.
That sounds good. Thanks.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Siéntese aquí, por favor.Mooy byayn. SYAYN-teh-seh uh-KEE, por fuh-BOR.
Very well. Sit here, please.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Quiero
KYEH-roh
verb
I want
teñirme
teh-NEER-meh
verb
to dye (my hair)
pelo
PEH-loh
noun
hair
tono
TOH-noh
noun
tone, shade
más
mahs
adverb
more
claro
KLAH-roh
adverb
of course, clear
24 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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