Beauty & Grooming

1. Vorrei un taglio di capelli.

   I'd like a haircut.

   Usage

   Requesting a haircut at a salon or barbershop

   Grammar Note

   "Vorrei" is the polite conditional form of volere

2. Solo una spuntatina, per favore — non tagli troppo.

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

   Usage

   Telling the stylist to take off as little as possible

   Grammar Note

   "Tagli" is the present subjunctive used in negative commands (formal)

3. Vorrei tingere i capelli di [colore].

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

   Usage

   Requesting hair dyeing in a specific colour

   Grammar Note

   "Tingere di + colour" is the pattern for specifying the dye colour

4. Posso guardare un album di acconciature?

   Can I look at a hairstyle book?

   Usage

   Asking to see a hairstyle catalogue or lookbook

   Grammar Note

   "Album" is a loanword; its plural form remains unchanged

5. Vorrei uno shampoo e una messa in piega.

   I'd like a shampoo and blow-dry.

   Usage

   Booking a shampoo and blow-dry service at a salon

   Grammar Note

   "Messa in piega" is a fixed feminine noun phrase meaning blow-dry or set

6. Fate nail art?

   Do you offer nail art?

   Usage

   Checking if nail art services are available at a nail salon

   Grammar Note

   "Nail art" is an English loanword used in Italian

7. Vorrei unghie gel / unghie in acrilico.

   I'd like gel nails / acrylic nails.

   Usage

   Specifying the type of nail treatment you want

   Grammar Note

   "Unghie" is the feminine plural of unghia (nail)

8. Quanto costerà?

   How much will this cost?

   Usage

   Asking how much a treatment will cost before starting

   Grammar Note

   "Costerà" is the simple future of costare (to cost)

9. Quanto tempo ci vorrà?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Asking how long the beauty treatment will take

   Grammar Note

   "Ci vorrà" is the simple future of ci vuole (it takes)

10. Vorrei un trattamento viso / per la pelle.

    I'd like a facial / skin treatment.

    Usage

    Booking a facial or skin treatment at a beauty salon

    Grammar Note

    "Trattamento" is a masculine noun meaning treatment or procedure

11. I miei capelli sono ricci / lisci / fini / spessi.

    My hair is curly / straight / fine / thick.

    Usage

    Describing your hair type to the stylist

    Grammar Note

    All adjectives are masculine plural to agree with capelli (hair)

12. Può stirarmi / farmi la permanente ai capelli?

    Can you straighten / perm my hair?

    Usage

    Requesting a hair straightening or perming service

    Grammar Note

    "Stirarmi" combines stirare (to iron/straighten) with the indirect-object pronoun mi (for me)

13. Sono molto soddisfatto/a del risultato — grazie!

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

    Usage

    Expressing satisfaction with the result after a beauty treatment

    Grammar Note

    Soddisfatto (m) / soddisfatta (f) agrees with the speaker's gender

14. Può modellare / fare il threading delle sopracciglia?

    Can you shape / thread my eyebrows?

    Usage

    Asking for eyebrow shaping or threading

    Grammar Note

    "Sopracciglia" is an irregular plural (sopra + ciglio)

15. Devo prenotare in anticipo?

    Do I need to make an appointment?

    Usage

    Asking whether advance booking is required or walk-ins are welcome

    Grammar Note

    "In anticipo" is an idiomatic phrase meaning in advance

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