Tsz Hin
想soeng2剪zin2頭tau4髮faat3，可ho2唔m4可ho2以ji5幫bong1我ngo5揀gaan2個go3款fun2？
I'd like a haircut. Could you help me choose a style?
Word meanings
- 想
- would like · 想 before a verb expresses a wish.
- 剪
- cut · 剪 means to cut with scissors.
- 頭髮
- hair · 頭髮 refers to the hair on one's head.
- 可唔可以
- could you · 可以 with 唔 inserted forms a yes-or-no question about possibility.
- 幫我
- help me · 幫 + 我 identifies the person receiving help.
- 揀
- choose · 揀 is the everyday Cantonese verb for choosing.
- 個
- 個 counts the style being chosen.
- 款
- style · 款 here means a hairstyle or design.
Chi Keung
得dak1呀aa3。你nei5平ping4時si4有jau5冇mou5整zing2頭tau4髮faat3？
Sure. Do you usually style your hair?
Word meanings
- 得
- sure · 得 here agrees to a request.
- 呀
- 呀 softens the friendly reply.
- 你
- you · 你 addresses the customer.
- 平時
- usually · 平時 refers to one's normal routine.
- 有冇
- do you · 有 + 冇 asks whether something happens or is present.
- 整
- style · 整 here means to arrange or style hair.
- 頭髮
- hair · 頭髮 refers to hair on the head.
Tsz Hin
冇mou5呀aa3，我ngo5想soeng2容jung4易ji6打daa2理lei5啲di1。
No. I'd like something easier to manage.
Word meanings
- 冇
- no · 冇 answers the preceding 有冇 question negatively.
- 呀
- 呀 makes the answer conversational.
- 我
- I · 我 refers to the customer.
- 想
- would like · 想 introduces the desired result.
- 容易
- easy · 容易 describes something requiring little effort.
- 打理
- manage · 打理 here means to maintain and arrange one's hair.
- 啲
- a bit more · 啲 after a description makes it comparative: easier here.
Chi Keung
咁gam2兩loeng5邊bin1剪zin2短dyun2，頭tau4頂ding2留lau4長coeng4少siu2少siu2。
Then we'll cut the sides short and leave the top a little longer.
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · 咁 introduces a suggestion based on what was just said.
- 兩邊
- the sides · 兩 + 邊 means both sides, here of the head.
- 剪短
- cut short · 剪 + 短 combines cutting with its result: making the hair short.
- 頭頂
- the top · 頭 + 頂 means the top of the head.
- 留長
- leave longer · 留 + 長 means to keep the hair long rather than cut it short.
- 少少
- a little · Repeating 少 expresses a small amount.
Tsz Hin
好hou2呀aa3，唔m4好hou2剪zin2得dak1太taai3短dyun2。
Sounds good. Just don't cut it too short.
Word meanings
- 好
- good · 好 here accepts the proposed style.
- 呀
- 呀 gives the agreement a friendly tone.
- 唔好
- don't · 唔 + 好 before a verb asks someone not to do something.
- 剪得
- cut it · 剪 + 得 introduces a description of the cutting result.
- 太短
- too short · 太 + 短 means excessively short.
Chi Keung
冇mou5問man6題tai4。出ceot1面min6啱ngaam1啱ngaam1掛gwaa3咗zo2三saam1號hou6風fung1球kau4。
No problem. Signal Three has just gone up outside.
Word meanings
- 冇問題
- no problem · 冇 + 問題 is a common reassuring acceptance.
- 出面
- outside · 出面 refers to the area outside the salon.
- 啱啱
- just · 啱啱 indicates something happened very recently.
- 掛咗
- has gone up · 掛 + 咗 marks the issuing of the typhoon signal as completed.
- 三號
- number three · 三 + 號 identifies the signal's number.
- 風球
- typhoon signal · 風球 is the colloquial term for a tropical cyclone warning signal.
Tsz Hin
咁gam2剪zin2完jyun4可ho2唔m4可ho2以ji5幫bong1我ngo5吹ceoi1乾gon1？
Then after the haircut, could you blow-dry my hair?
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · 咁 connects the request to the weather update.
- 剪完
- after cutting · 剪 + 完 means to finish cutting.
- 可唔可以
- could you · 可以 with 唔 inserted politely asks whether something is possible.
- 幫我
- for me · 幫 + 我 asks for help doing the following action.
- 吹乾
- blow-dry · 吹 + 乾 combines blowing air with the result of becoming dry.
Chi Keung
當dong1然jin4得dak1，唔m4使sai2濕sap1住zyu6個go3頭tau4出ceot1去heoi3。
Of course. You won't have to go out with wet hair.
Word meanings
- 當然
- of course · 當然 expresses confident agreement.
- 得
- can do · 得 confirms that the request is possible.
- 唔使
- won't need to · 唔 + 使 expresses that something is unnecessary.
- 濕住
- still wet · 濕 + 住 describes a continuing wet state.
- 個
- 個 introduces 頭 in this colloquial description.
- 頭
- hair · 頭 literally means head; here it refers to the hair being wet.
- 出去
- go out · 出 + 去 means to move out from the current place.
Tsz Hin
呢ni1個go3長coeng4度dou6幾gei2好hou2，睇tai2落lok6精zing1神san4啲di1。
This length is nice. I look a bit fresher.
Word meanings
- 呢個
- this · 呢 + 個 points to the current haircut length.
- 長度
- length · 長度 means how long something is.
- 幾好
- quite nice · 幾 + 好 gives a positive assessment: quite good.
- 睇落
- look · 睇 + 落 describes how something appears.
- 精神
- fresh · 精神 here means looking alert and lively.
- 啲
- a bit more · 啲 makes the description comparative.
Chi Keung
剪zin2好hou2喇laa3，而ji4家gaa1幫bong1你nei5吹ceoi1乾gon1。
The cut's finished. I'll blow-dry it for you now.
Word meanings
- 剪好
- finished cutting · 剪 + 好 means the haircut has been completed properly.
- 喇
- 喇 announces the new state: the cut is now done.
- 而家
- now · 而家 is the everyday Cantonese word for now.
- 幫你
- for you · 幫 + 你 identifies the person receiving the service.
- 吹乾
- blow-dry · 吹 + 乾 means to dry something by blowing air on it.
Tsz Hin
唔m4該goi1晒saai3，乾gon1晒saai3舒syu1服fuk6好hou2多do1。
Thanks very much. It feels much better all dry.
Word meanings
- 唔該晒
- thanks very much · 唔該 thanks someone for a service; 晒 strengthens the thanks.
- 乾晒
- all dry · 乾 + 晒 means completely dry.
- 舒服
- comfortable · 舒服 describes feeling physically comfortable.
- 好多
- much more · 好 + 多 after a description expresses a large improvement.
Chi Keung
唔m4使sai2客haak3氣hei3，出ceot1門mun4口hau2小siu2心sam1啲di1。
You're welcome. Take care when you head out.
Word meanings
- 唔使
- no need · 唔 + 使 means there is no need to do something.
- 客氣
- be so polite · 客氣 means polite or formal; 唔使客氣 is a reply to thanks.
- 出
- head out · 出 here means to go out through the entrance.
- 門口
- the door · 門口 means the doorway or entrance.
- 小心
- take care · 小心 asks someone to be careful.
- 啲
- a bit more · 啲 gently strengthens the request to be careful.
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