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Book an appointment at the hairdresser's: what to say in Portuguese

You phone a hairdresser's to make an appointment.

Cabeleireiro8 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A women's and general hairdresser's is a cabeleireiro, a men's one is a barbearia.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
Cabeleireiro Ana, boa tarde.
Kuh-bih-lay-RAY-roo AH-nuh, BOH-uh tahrd.
Ana's Hairdresser's, good afternoon.
They might also say:
Estou? Diga.
Shtoh? DEE-guh.
Hello? Go ahead.
YOU REPLY
Boa tarde. Queria marcar um corte de cabelo.
BOH-uh tahrd. KREE-uh muhr-KAHR oon kort d kuh-BEH-loo.
Good afternoon. I'd like to book a haircut.
THEY SAY
É só corte, ou também lavar?
Eh soh kort, oh tuhm-BAYN luh-VAHR?
Is it just a cut, or a wash too?
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YOU REPLY
Só corte, por favor.
Soh kort, poor fuh-VOR.
Just a cut, please.
THEY SAY
Para quando? Tenho amanhã às três.
Pruh KWAHN-doo? TEH-nyoo uh-muh-NYAHN uhsh tresh.
For when? I have tomorrow at three.
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YOU REPLY
Amanhã às três está ótimo.
Uh-muh-NYAHN uhsh trezh shtah OH-tee-moo.
Tomorrow at three is great.
THEY SAY
Combinado.
kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
They might also say:
Está combinado.
shtah kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It's agreed.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até amanhã!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH uh-muh-NYAHN!
Thank you, see you tomorrow!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!

The course is in the app

This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

Cabeleireiro
Kuh-bih-lay-RAY-roo
noun
hairdresser's
boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
marcar
muhr-KAHR
verb
to enter (a code)
corte
kort
noun
haircut

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

If you did not understand

Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?

All 21 rescue phrases in Portuguese →

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