Beauty & Grooming

1. ওচৰত চেলুন আছেনে?

   Osorot selun asene?

   Is there a salon nearby?

   Usage

   Used to find a place for a haircut; towns have shops for both men and women

   Grammar Note

   চেলুন is a loan from English saloon. নাপিত means a barber as a person, while the shop is usually called চেলুন

2. মোৰ চুলি কাটি দিয়ক

   Mor suli kati diyok

   Please cut my hair

   Usage

   Say it first when seated; then show the length with your fingers to be sure

   Grammar Note

   কাটি দিয়ক means please cut it for me. The verb stem with ি plus দিয়ক makes a polite request for someone to do something for you

3. অলপহে কাটি দিয়ক, বেছি চুটি নকৰিব

   Olopohe kati diyok, besi suti nokorib

   Just a little, please, and do not make it too short

   Usage

   For a light trim only; it guards against a cut that is too short

   Grammar Note

   In অলপহে the particle হে limits it to only a little. নকৰিব carries the negative ন and asks someone not to do it

4. মই মোৰ চুলিত [ৰং] ৰং দিব বিচাৰোঁ

   Moi mor sulit [rong] rong dib bisarõ

   I would like to colour my hair [colour]

   Usage

   Say the colour name in the brackets; pointing at a colour sample also helps

   Grammar Note

   ৰং means colour or dye. চুলিত is চুলি with the locative ত, meaning on the hair. Put the colour name inside the brackets

5. চুলি ধুই শুকুৱাই দিয়ক

   Suli dhui xukuwai diyok

   Please wash and dry my hair

   Usage

   For asking before or after a cut; pointing at the dryer makes it clear

   Grammar Note

   ধুই and শুকুৱাই are linking forms ending in ই, so the two actions run together as wash and dry. The final দিয়ক makes it a request

6. ইয়াৰ বাবে কিমান টকা লাগিব?

   Iyar babe kiman toka lagib?

   How much will this cost?

   Usage

   Check the price before the service; many shops have no price list on display

   Grammar Note

   কিমান টকা লাগিব asks how much money will be needed. লাগিব is the future of লাগে. বাবে means for and follows the noun

7. ইয়াত কিমান সময় লাগিব?

   Iyat kiman xomoy lagib?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Ask the duration first when your schedule is tight

   Grammar Note

   কিমান সময় লাগিব asks how much time will be needed. সময় is time; replace it with টকা to ask about money

8. মোৰ চুলি মিহি

   Mor suli mihi

   My hair is fine

   Usage

   Tells the stylist your hair type so products and cuts can be chosen

   Grammar Note

   The adjective stands at the end to say the hair is fine, and no word for is is needed

9. মোৰ চুলি ডাঠ

   Mor suli dath

   My hair is thick

   Usage

   Tells the stylist your hair is thick and slow to dry

   Grammar Note

   ডাঠ means thick. Use মিহি instead when the hair is fine

10. মোৰ চুলি পোন কৰি দিব পাৰিবনে?

    Mor suli pon kori dib paribone?

    Can you straighten my hair?

    Usage

    For asking about straightening; confirm the time and price first

    Grammar Note

    পোন কৰা is to make straight. কৰি দিব পাৰিবনে is a polite way to ask whether someone can do it for you

11. মোৰ ভ্ৰূ ঠিক কৰি দিব পাৰিবনে?

    Mor bhru thik kori dib paribone?

    Can you shape my eyebrows?

    Usage

    For having brows shaped; show the shape you want in a mirror or photo

    Grammar Note

    ভ্ৰূ is eyebrow and ঠিক কৰা is to put right. No set word for threading was verified, so none is used

12. আপুনি কি কি সামগ্ৰী ব্যৱহাৰ কৰে?

    Apuni ki ki xamogri byowohar kore?

    What products do you use?

    Usage

    For sensitive skin or hair, to check the products before the treatment

    Grammar Note

    কি কি asks what all, expecting several items. ব্যৱহাৰ কৰে is uses, and the polite আপুনি takes this third person verb form

13. দাড়িও অলপ কাটি দিব পাৰিবনে?

    Dario olop kati dib paribone?

    Can you also trim my beard a little?

    Usage

    For adding a beard trim to a haircut at a barber

    Grammar Note

    দাড়ি is beard, and the suffix ও adds also. অলপ means a little

14. মোৰ নখ কাটি দিব পাৰিবনে?

    Mor nokh kati dib paribone?

    Can you trim my nails?

    Usage

    For a nail trim; no verified word for nail art was found, so only trimming is covered

    Grammar Note

    নখ covers both finger and toe nails. কাটি দিব পাৰিবনে asks whether someone can cut it for you

15. মই ফলাফলত বৰ সন্তুষ্ট, ধন্যবাদ

    Moi pholapholot bor xontust, dhonyobad

    I am very happy with the result, thank you

    Usage

    A thank-you for a result you like, which leaves a good impression

    Grammar Note

    ফলাফল is result, and the locative ত gives with the result. সন্তুষ্ট means satisfied

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