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You did not like the haircut: what to say in Spanish
You don't like the haircut.
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How it's done. If you don't like the cut say calmly: No es exactamente lo que quería; hairdressers usually fix it; arguing won't help.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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1
YOU START
Perdone, no es exactamente lo que quería. Está un poco corto.
Pehr-DOH-neh, noh es ek-suhk-tuh-MAYN-teh loh keh keh-REE-uh. Es-TAH oon POH-koh KOR-toh.
Sorry, it's not exactly what I wanted. It's a little short.
THEY SAY
Lo siento. Puedo igualarlo por los lados.Loh SYAYN-toh. Poo-EH-doh ee-goo-uh-LAHR-loh por los LAH-dos.
I'm sorry. I can even it out at the sides.
They might also say:
Disculpe. Le puedo arreglar los lados para que quede mejor.
Dees-KOOL-peh. Leh poo-EH-doh uhr-reh-GLAHR los LAH-dos PAH-ruh keh KEH-deh meh-KHOR.
Sorry. I can fix the sides so it looks better.
2
YOU REPLY
Vale, inténtelo.
BAH-leh, een-TAYN-teh-loh.
OK, try it.
THEY SAY
Ya está. ¿Qué le parece ahora?Yah es-TAH. Keh leh puh-REH-seh uh-OH-ruh?
There. What do you think now?
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YOU FINISH
Mucho mejor. Muchas gracias.
MOO-choh meh-KHOR. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Much better. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Gracias por decírmelo.Deh NAH-duh. GRAH-syuhs por deh-SEER-meh-loh.
You're welcome. Thanks for telling me.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
no
noh
adverb
no
es
es
verb
is
exactamente
ek-suhk-tuh-MAYN-teh
adverb
exactly
quería
keh-REE-uh
verb
I wanted
Está
Es-TAH
verb
is, is located
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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