Beauty & Grooming

1. Salona bedewiyê li ku ye?

   Where is the beauty salon?

   Usage

   Asking where the beauty salon is

   Grammar Note

   "li ku ye" = "where is"

2. Ez dixwazim mûyên xwe bibirrim.

   I want to cut my hair.

   Usage

   Requesting a haircut

   Grammar Note

   "Ez dixwazim" = "I want to"

3. Ji kerema xwe mûyên min kurt bikin.

   Please cut my hair short.

   Usage

   Requesting a short haircut

   Grammar Note

   "bikin" = "please do" (imperative)

4. Ez dixwazim rûyê xwe paqij bikim.

   I want to have a facial.

   Usage

   Requesting a facial treatment

   Grammar Note

   "paqij" = clean, neat

5. Boyaxa tirnokan dixwazim.

   I would like a manicure.

   Usage

   Requesting a manicure

   Grammar Note

   "tirnokan" = of nails (plural)

6. Ji kerema xwe masaja laş û pişta min bikin.

   Please do my body and back treatment.

   Usage

   Requesting body treatment

   Grammar Note

   A verb is required: "masaj kirin" = to massage. The bare nouns of "Laşê min û pişta min bikin" would mean "do my body and my back", which is not a sentence

7. Wax ji bo lingan dixwazim.

   I want waxing for my legs.

   Usage

   Requesting leg waxing

   Grammar Note

   "ji bo" = for, for the purpose of

8. Ma lensên çavan hene?

   Do you have contact lenses?

   Usage

   Asking if contact lenses are available

   Grammar Note

   The subject "lensên çavan" is plural, so the existential verb is "hene"; "heye" is the singular form and adding a subject pronoun ("hûn ... heye") is ungrammatical

9. Ez dixwazim porê xwe boyax bikim.

   I want to dye my hair.

   Usage

   Requesting hair coloring

   Grammar Note

   "boyax" = color, paint; here used as "to dye"

10. Ev xizmeta bedewiyê çiqas e?

    How much is this beauty treatment?

    Usage

    Asking the cost of a beauty treatment

    Grammar Note

    Prices are asked with "... çiqas e?". "çiqas maye" is the perfect of "man" (to remain) and means "how much is left", not "how much does it cost"

11. Kîjan karûbarên masajê hene?

    What massage services do you have?

    Usage

    Asking what massage services are available

    Grammar Note

    "kîjan" is the determiner "which/what kind of"; "çawa" means "how" and cannot modify a noun. "hene" is the plural existential

12. Ma ji bo lênêrîna çerm hilberên xwezayî hene?

    Do you have natural products for skin care?

    Usage

    Asking about natural skincare products

    Grammar Note

    "lênêrîn" = care/upkeep; the ezafe gives "lênêrîna çerm" = skin care. "xwezayî" = natural

13. Kremek ji bo lênêrîna çerm ji min re lazim e.

    I need a cream for skin care.

    Usage

    Asking for skin care cream

    Grammar Note

    "X ji min re lazim e" ("X is necessary for me") is the standard way to say "I need X"; the same pattern appears in the Health & Hospital category

14. Divê ez randevûyekê bigirim.

    I need to make an appointment.

    Usage

    Asking about needing an appointment

    Grammar Note

    "divê" is followed by a subjunctive agreeing with the subject: 1sg "bigirim". No conjunction "ku" is needed

15. Spas! Ez ji vê xizmetê pir razî me.

    Thank you! I am very satisfied with this service.

    Usage

    Expressing gratitude for beauty service

    Grammar Note

    "ji ... razî bûn" = to be satisfied with. "xweş bûn" means to feel good / be well, not to be satisfied with a service

16. Ma hûn êvaran jî vekirî ne?

    Are you also open in the evenings?

    Usage

    Checking evening opening hours

    Grammar Note

    The state "to be open" is the adjective "vekirî" plus the copula "ne". "vedikin" is the present of transitive "vekirin" (to open something) and cannot express a shop being open

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