Beauty & Grooming

1. ፀጉር መቁረጥ እፈልጋለሁ።

   Tsegur mekurit ifiligalehu.

   I'd like a haircut.

   Usage

   Request a haircut at a salon

   Grammar Note

   "mekurit ifiligalehu" = "I want to cut (hair)"

2. ትንሽ ብቻ — ብዙ አትቁረጡ።

   Tinish bicha — bizu atqurtu.

   Just a trim, please — don't cut too much.

   Usage

   Request a slight trim, not too much cut

   Grammar Note

   "atqurtu" = negative imperative (polite/plural) "don't cut much"; the prefix "at-" forms the negative command

3. ፀጉሬን [ቀለም] ማስቀባት እፈልጋለሁ።

   Tsegurin [kilem] masikebat ifiligalehu.

   I'd like to dye my hair [color].

   Usage

   Request hair coloring service

   Grammar Note

   "mas-" = causative prefix "to have X done"

4. የፀጉር አሠራር ፎቶዎችን ማየት እችላለሁ?

   Yetsegur aserar fotowochin mayet ichilalehu?

   Can I look at a hairstyle book?

   Usage

   Request a hairstyle lookbook

   Grammar Note

   "mayet ichilalehu?" = "can I see?"

5. ሻምፑ ማጠብ እና ማድረቅ እፈልጋለሁ።

   Shampoo mateb ina madreki ifiligalehu.

   I'd like a shampoo and blow-dry.

   Usage

   Request shampoo and blow-dry

   Grammar Note

   "ina" = "and" (conjunction)

6. የጥፍር ጥበብ ያቀርባሉ?

   Yetifr tibeb yakiribalu?

   Do you offer nail art?

   Usage

   Ask if nail art is available

   Grammar Note

   "yakiribalu" = polite "do you offer"

7. ጄል ጥፍር / አክሪሊክ ጥፍር እፈልጋለሁ።

   Gel tifr / Akrilik tifr ifiligalehu.

   I'd like gel nails / acrylic nails.

   Usage

   Request gel or acrylic nails

   Grammar Note

   "gel" and "acrylic" are English loanwords

8. ዋጋው ስንት ይሆናል?

   Wagaw sinti yihonal?

   How much will this cost?

   Usage

   Ask about the price of a service

   Grammar Note

   "yihonal" = "will be/become"

9. ምን ያህል ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

   Min yahill gize yiwesidal?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Ask how long the service will take

   Grammar Note

   "yiwesidal" = "takes (time)"

10. ፊት ማጽዳት / የቆዳ ህክምና እፈልጋለሁ።

    Fiit matsdiata / Yekoda hikima ifiligalehu.

    I'd like a facial / skin treatment.

    Usage

    Request a facial or skin treatment

    Grammar Note

    "fiit matsdiata" = "face cleansing" compound

11. ፀጉሬ ጥምዝ / ቀጥ / ቀጭን / ወፍራም ነው።

    Tsegure timiz / qet / qechin / wefram new.

    My hair is curly / straight / fine / thick.

    Usage

    Describe your hair type

    Grammar Note

    These are adjectives describing hair texture

12. ፀጉሬን ቀጥ ማድረግ / ጠምዛዛ ማድረግ ይቻላል?

    Tsegurin kiti madreg / timzaza madreg yichalal?

    Can you straighten / perm my hair?

    Usage

    Request hair straightening or perming

    Grammar Note

    "madreg yichalal" = "is it possible to do"

13. ሥራው በጣም ጥሩ ነው — አመሰግናለሁ።

    Siraw betam tiru new — amesegnalehu.

    I'm very happy with the result — thank you.

    Usage

    Thank the stylist when satisfied with the result

    Grammar Note

    "betam" = intensifier "very"

14. ቅንድቦቼን ማስቀረጽ / በክር ማስነሳት ይቻላል?

    Kindibochin maskiriets / bekir masnisa yichalal?

    Can you shape / thread my eyebrows?

    Usage

    Request eyebrow shaping or threading

    Grammar Note

    "mas-" causative prefix = "to have X done"

15. ምን ምርቶች ይጠቀማሉ?

    Min mirtochin yitteqemalu?

    What products do you use?

    Usage

    Ask what products are used

    Grammar Note

    "yitteqemalu" = polite "do you use"

16. ቀጠሮ አስቀድሞ ያስፈልጋል?

    Qetero asqedmo yasfiligal?

    Do I need to make an appointment?

    Usage

    Check if an appointment is required

    Grammar Note

    "yasfiligal" = "it is required/needed"

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