Spanish · Peluquería
You phone the hairdresser to book: what to say in Spanish
You phone the hairdresser to book.
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How it's done. You book the hairdresser in advance (cita); there are also walk-in hours (sin cita), but you may wait long; men's cuts are at a barbería.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
Peluquería Estilo, buenos días.Peh-loo-keh-REE-uh Es-TEE-loh, boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs.
Estilo hairdresser, good morning.
YOU REPLY
Buenos días, quisiera pedir cita para un corte de pelo.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, kee-SYEH-ruh peh-DEER SEE-tuh PAH-ruh oon KOR-teh deh PEH-loh.
Good morning, I'd like to book a haircut.
THEY SAY
¿Para cuándo?PAH-ruh koo-AHN-doh?
For when?
They might also say:
¿Qué día le va bien?
Keh DEE-uh leh bah byayn?
Which day suits you?
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YOU REPLY
Para el sábado por la mañana, si puede ser.
PAH-ruh el SAH-buh-doh por lah muh-NYAH-nuh, see poo-EH-deh sehr.
For Saturday morning, if possible.
THEY SAY
Tiene hueco a las diez.TYEH-neh WEH-koh uh lahs dyehs.
There's a slot at ten.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. A las diez, entonces. Gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Uh lahs dyehs, ayn-TOHN-ses. GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. At ten, then. Thanks.
THEY SAY
A usted. Hasta el sábado.Uh oos-TED. AHS-tuh el SAH-buh-doh.
Thank you. See you on Saturday.
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
Peluquería
Peh-loo-keh-REE-uh
noun
hairdresser's
Estilo
Es-TEE-loh
noun
style
buenos
boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
quisiera
kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
pedir
peh-DEER
verb
to ask for, to order
25 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?
Todavía no hablo bien español.
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bloh byayn es-puh-NYOL.
I don't speak Spanish well yet.
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