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Lesson 171 Review of Haircut 第一百七十一课 理发复习课

China PlusPublished: 2018-09-06 14:17:40
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YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI, wo shi Yajie. We've been talking about hair all this week.

CM: We have Yajie… it's been a jam-packed week with information. So le's review.

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Sentences in the week

Barber shop 理发店 I would like a haircut.我想剪头发。 I want to change my hairstyle.我想换个发型。 I would like my hair straightened.我想把头发拉直。I'd like to dye my hair.我想染头发。All in today's Chinese studio.

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C: Yajie, let's review how to say barber shop in Chinese.

Y: okay, it's li3 fa4 dian4.理发店

C: li3 fa4 dian4.

Y:理发 li3 fa4 means to have a haircut,

C: li3 fa4.

Y:店 dian4 means shop,

C: dian4.

Y:理发店 li3 fa4 dian4

C: li3 fa4 dian4 barber shop. Okay, then how do I tell them that I need a haircut.

YJ: it's 我想剪头发。

Cam: wo3 xiang3 jian3 tou2 fa.

YJ:我想 wo3 xiang3. I'd like something.

CM: wo3 xiang3.

YJ:剪 jian3 means to cut,

C: jian3.

Y:头发 tou2fa means hair,

C: tou3 fa.

Y:我想剪头发。 wo3 xiang3 jian3 tou2 fa.

C: wo3 xiang3 jian3 tou2 fa. I'd like a haircut.

Conversation1:

A:你知道哪儿有理发店吗?

B:街对面就有一个。

A:我想剪头发。

B:走吧,我陪你一起去。

Cam: Yajie, how do you say you want to change your hairstyle?

YJ: I can say 我想换个发型。

C: wo3 xiang3 huan4 ge4 fa4 xing2.

Y:我想 wo3 xiang3 means I want,

C: wo3 xiang3.

Y:换 huan4 means change,

C: huan4.

Y:个 ge4 means one,

C: ge4.

Y:发型 fa4 xing2, hairstyle,

C: fa4 xing2.

Y:我想换个发型。wo3 xiang3 huan4 ge4 fa4 xing2.

C: wo3 xiang3 huan4 ge4 fa4 xing2. I want to change my hairstyle.

Conversation2:

A:我想换个发型。

B:好啊。你可以尝试把头发剪短。

Cam: Okay, so let's say you have curly hair, and want it straightened… what would a girl say?

YJ: we'll say我想把头发拉直。

Cam: wo3 xiang3 ba3 tou2fa la1 zhi2.

YJ:我想 wo3 xiang3, I want,

CM: wo3 xiang3.

Y:把 ba3 is usually put before the object,

C: ba3.

YJ:头发 tou2fa means hair,

Cam: tou2fa.

YJ:拉直 la1 zhi2 means get it straightened,

CM: la1 zhi2.

YJ: wo3 xiang3 ba3 tou2fa la1 zhi2. I would like my hair straightened.

Cam:我想把头发拉直。wo3 xiang3 ba3 tou2fa la1 zhi2.

Conversation3:

A:我想把头发拉直。

B:可是我觉得卷发很适合你。

Cam: Now, some girls like to dye their hair a different color. How can they request this?

YJ: you can say 我想染头发.

CM: wo3 xiang3 ran3 tou2fa.

YJ: wo3 xiang3, I want,

Cam:我想 wo3 xiang3,

YJ:染 ran3 means to dye,

CM: ran3.

YJ:头发 tou2fa. Hair.

C: tou2fa.

Y:我想染头发. wo3 xiang3 ran3 tou2fa.

C: wo3 xiang3 ran3 tou2fa. I want to dye my hair.

Conversation4:

A:我想染头发.

B:你想染什么颜色?

A:棕色怎么样?

B:不错。

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Sentences in the week

Barber shop理发店 I would like a haircut.我想剪头发。 I want to change my hairstyle.我想换个发型。 I would like my hair straightened.我想把头发拉直。I'd like to dye my hair.我想染头发。All in today's Chinese studio.

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Cam: We've run out of time already. Yajie, can we squeeze in our question of the day?

YJ: Sure! How do you say "I want to change my hairstyle" in Chinese?

Cam: Mingtian jian!

YJ: Zai jian!

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