#20 Getting a haircut in Japanese

 

In this lesson we learn some useful phrases to get a haircut in Japanese.

You can download show #20 here and the PDF show notes here.

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1.
a) いらっしゃいませ、今日はどうなさいますか。
b) 五分刈りにしてもらえますか。
a) G.I. Janeみたいのね
b) そうなんじゃなくてダウンタウンのまっちゃんみたいので

a) Irasshaimase, kyou wa dou nasaimasu ka?
b) Gobugari ni shite moraemasu?
a) G.I. Jane mitai no ne
b) Sou nan ja nakute downtown no macchan mitai node

a) Welcome, what would you like today?
b) Can you give me a 5mm cut with the clippers?
a) Like G.I. Jane?
b) No exactly, more like Macchan off “Downtown”

2.
a) 今日はどうされますか
b) 毛先だけカットして欲しいですけど
a) じゃ、今の髪型を変えなくていいんですよね
b) はい、そうです。

a) kyou wa dou saremasu ka
b) kesake dake cut shite hoshii desu kedo
a) jai ima no kamigata wo kaenakute iin desu yo ne
b) hai sou desu

a) What would you like today?
b) Just a trim please
a) So, you don’t want me to change your hairstyle?
b) Yes, that’s right

Other hairstyles
パーマ当てたい
paama atetai

丸坊主
marubouzu

丸刈り
marugari

© Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese pod 2009

#19 How to use “Hai” in Japanese

 

This podcast teaches you the various uses of  the word “Hai” in Japanese.

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#18 Japanese idioms: 羽を伸ばす hane wo nobasu

 

In this week’s podcast we look at the idiom 羽を伸ばす hane wo nobasu. However you’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out what it means.