Portuguese · Cabeleireiro
Explain how much to take off: what to say in Portuguese
You need to tell the hairdresser how much to cut.
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How it's done. It's easy to show the length with your fingers: só isto - just this much.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
Corte só isto, por favor.
Kort soh EESH-too, poor fuh-VOR.
Cut just this much, please.
THEY SAY
Quer a franja também?Kehr uh FRAHN-zhuh tuhm-BAYN?
Fringe too?
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, também, por favor.
Seen, tuhm-BAYN, poor fuh-VOR.
Yes, that too, please.
THEY SAY
Assim está bem?Uh-SEEN shtah bayn?
Is that all right?
They might also say:
Está bom assim?
Shtah bohn uh-SEEN?
Is this all right?
3
YOU FINISH
Está perfeito, obrigado.
Shtah pir-FAY-too, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
It's perfect, thank you.
Or say:Um pouco mais curto, por favor.
Oon POH-koo mighsh KOOR-too, poor fuh-VOR.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Corte
Kort
noun
haircut
só
soh
adverb
only, just
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Quer
Kehr
verb
want
franja
FRAHN-zhuh
noun
fringe
também
tuhm-BAYN
adverb
also, too
9 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode mostrar-me?
Pod moosh-TRAHRM?
Can you show me?
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