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The hairdresser asks how you want it cut (Como quer o corte?): what to say in Portuguese

In the chair the hairdresser asks how you want your hair cut.

Cabeleireiro6 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The simplest way is to show a photo of the haircut you want: Assim, como nesta fotografia - "Like this, as in this 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
Como quer o corte?
KOH-moo kehr oo kort?
How would you like it cut?
They might also say:
Então, o que vamos fazer hoje?
Ayn-TOW, oo k VAH-moosh fuh-ZEHR ohzh?
So, what are we doing today?
YOU REPLY
Curto dos lados e mais comprido em cima.
KOOR-too doozh LAH-dooz ee mighsh kohn-PREE-doo ayn SEE-muh.
Short on the sides and longer on top.
Or say:Assim, como nesta fotografia.
Uh-SEEN, KOH-moo NESH-tuh foo-too-gruh-FEE-uh.
THEY SAY
Com máquina ou tesoura?
Kohn MAH-kee-nuh oh tih-ZOH-ruh?
With the clippers or scissors?
in the app
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YOU REPLY
Com a máquina, por favor.
Kohn uh MAH-kee-nuh, poor fuh-VOR.
With the clippers, please.
THEY SAY
Percebi. Vamos lá lavar primeiro.
Pir-sih-BEE. VAH-moosh lah luh-VAHR pree-MAY-roo.
Understood. Let's wash it first.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
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

Como
KOH-moo
adverb
how
quer
kehr
verb
want
corte
kort
noun
haircut
Curto
KOOR-too
adjective
short
lados
LAH-dooz
noun
sides
mais
mighsh
adverb
more

21 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?
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?

All 21 rescue phrases in Portuguese →

Similar situations

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Describe the cut: half off the top, 3 mm on the sides and backCabeleireiro · A2 in the app
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