Beauty & Grooming

1. મારે વાળ કપાવવા છે.

   Māre vāḷ kapāvavā chhe.

   I'd like a haircut.

   Usage

   Used to request a haircut at a salon

   Grammar Note

   "કપાવવા છે" (kapāvavā chhe) is the causative plus desire form meaning "want to have cut"

2. ફક્ત થોડું ટ્રિમ કરો — ઝાઝું ના કાપશો.

   Fakt thoḍuṃ ṭrim karo — jhājhuṃ nā kāpsho.

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

   Usage

   Used to request a light trim without removing too much length

   Grammar Note

   "ના કાપશો" (nā kāpsho) uses the future form as a polite negative imperative: "please don't cut"

3. મારે વાળ [રંગ]માં રંગાવવા છે.

   Māre vāḷ [raṅg]māṃ raṅgāvavā chhe.

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

   Usage

   Used to request a specific hair color

   Grammar Note

   "-માં" (-māṃ) is the locative case marker meaning "in / into [color]"

4. શું હું હેરસ્ટાઇલ બુક જોઈ શકું?

   Shuṃ huṃ hersṭāil buk joī shakuṃ?

   Can I look at a hairstyle book?

   Usage

   Used to ask to see a hairstyle book or catalog

   Grammar Note

   A verb stem plus "શકું" (shakuṃ) expresses ability: "can I / am I able to"

5. શેમ્પૂ અને બ્લો-ડ્રાય કરી આપો.

   Shempū ane blo-ḍrāy karī āpo.

   I'd like a shampoo and blow-dry.

   Usage

   Used to request a shampoo and blow-dry service

   Grammar Note

   "કરી આપો" (karī āpo) is the benefactive polite imperative "please do it for me"

6. શું અહીં નેઇલ આર્ટ મળે છે?

   Shuṃ ahīṃ neil ārṭ maḷe chhe?

   Do you offer nail art?

   Usage

   Used to ask if nail art services are offered

   Grammar Note

   "મળે છે" (maḷe chhe) means "is available / can be obtained"; starting with "શું" makes it a yes/no question

7. મારે જેલ નેઇલ્સ કરાવવા છે.

   Māre jel neils karāvavā chhe.

   I'd like gel nails.

   Usage

   Used to request gel nail services

   Grammar Note

   "કરાવવા છે" (karāvavā chhe) is causative plus desire: "I want to have it done"

8. આનો કેટલો ખર્ચ થશે?

   Āno keṭlo kharch thashe?

   How much will this cost?

   Usage

   Used to ask the cost of a beauty service

   Grammar Note

   "થશે" (thashe) is the future of "to become"; "કેટલો" agrees with the masculine noun ખર્ચ

9. કેટલો સમય લાગશે?

   Keṭlo samay lāgshe?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Used to ask how long a beauty treatment will take

   Grammar Note

   "લાગશે" (lāgshe) is the future form of "to take (time)"

10. મારે ફેશિયલ ટ્રીટમેન્ટ જોઈએ છે.

    Māre feshiyal ṭrīṭmenṭ joīe chhe.

    I'd like a facial / skin treatment.

    Usage

    Used to request a facial treatment

    Grammar Note

    "મારે … જોઈએ છે" (māre … joīe chhe) is the dative construction for "I need / I'd like"

11. મારા વાળ ઘૂંઘરાળા / સીધા / પાતળા / ઘટ્ટ છે.

    Mārā vāḷ ghūṅgharāḷā / sīdhā / pātaḷā / ghaṭṭ chhe.

    My hair is curly / straight / fine / thick.

    Usage

    Used to describe hair type to a hairdresser

    Grammar Note

    "છે" (chhe) is the present copula; "વાળ" (hair) is treated as plural, so adjectives take the -ā ending

12. શું તમે વાળ સ્ટ્રેટ / પર્મ કરી શકો?

    Shuṃ tame vāḷ sṭreṭ / parm karī shako?

    Can you straighten / perm my hair?

    Usage

    Used to request hair straightening or perming

    Grammar Note

    "શકો" (shako) is the second-person polite potential: "can you?"

13. ખૂબ સરસ થયું — આભાર.

    Khūb saras thayuṃ — ābhār.

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

    Usage

    Used to express satisfaction after a beauty treatment

    Grammar Note

    "આભાર" (ābhār) is the formal Gujarati expression for "thank you"

14. ભમર સરખી કરી આપો.

    Bhamar sarkhī karī āpo.

    Can you shape / thread my eyebrows?

    Usage

    Used to request eyebrow shaping or threading

    Grammar Note

    "સરખી કરી આપો" (sarkhī karī āpo) is the benefactive imperative "please tidy them up for me"

15. તમે કયા પ્રોડક્ટ્સ વાપરો છો?

    Tame kayā proḍakṭs vāparo chho?

    What products do you use?

    Usage

    Used to ask what beauty products a salon uses

    Grammar Note

    "-ો છો" (-o chho) is the polite second-person present: "you do / you use"

16. શું એપોઇન્ટમેન્ટ જરૂરી છે?

    Shuṃ epoinṭmenṭ jarūrī chhe?

    Do I need to make an appointment?

    Usage

    Used to ask if an appointment is required

    Grammar Note

    "જરૂરી છે" (jarūrī chhe) means "it is necessary / required"

17. દાઢી પણ ટ્રિમ કરી આપો.

    Dāḍhī paṇ ṭrim karī āpo.

    Can you also trim my beard?

    Usage

    Used to request a beard trim in addition to other services

    Grammar Note

    "પણ" (paṇ) is the additive particle "also / too", placed after the word it applies to

18. મારે માથાની માલિશ કરાવવી છે.

    Māre māthānī mālish karāvavī chhe.

    I'd like a scalp massage.

    Usage

    Used to request a scalp massage

    Grammar Note

    "-ની" (-nī) is the genitive marker "of"; "કરાવવી" takes the -ī ending to agree with the feminine noun "માલિશ"

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