Spanish · Peluquería
You explain what haircut you want: what to say in Spanish
You explain which haircut you want.
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How it's done. Description: un poco más corto (a little shorter), solo las puntas (just the ends), flequillo (fringe), capas (layers), degradado (fade); show a photo.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
¿Cómo lo quiere?KOH-moh loh KYEH-reh?
How do you want it?
They might also say:
¿Qué le hacemos hoy?
Keh leh uh-SEH-mos oy?
What shall we do today?
YOU REPLY
Solo las puntas, y el flequillo un poco más corto.
SOH-loh lahs POON-tuhs, ee el fleh-KEEY-oh oon POH-koh mahs KOR-toh.
Just the ends, and the fringe a little shorter.
THEY SAY
¿Cuánto más o menos?Koo-AHN-toh mahs oh MEH-nos?
How much, roughly?
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YOU FINISH
Dos dedos, más o menos.
Dos DEH-dos, mahs oh MEH-nos.
Two fingers, more or less.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Ahora le lavo el pelo.Pehr-FEK-toh. Uh-OH-ruh leh LAH-boh el PEH-loh.
Perfect. Now I'll wash your hair.
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
quiere
KYEH-reh
verb
wants
Solo
SOH-loh
adverb
only
puntas
POON-tuhs
noun
tips, ends
flequillo
fleh-KEEY-oh
noun
fringe
poco
POH-koh
adverb
a little, little
más
mahs
adverb
more
15 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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