Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2014
Last time we used the verb suffix “-te kudasai” in school. With a bit of embellishment, it can serve you just as well at the salon, or biyo-in—not to be confused with the byo-in, or hospital!
JP: Katto wo onegai shimasu.
EN: I’d like a haircut/trim.
JP: Angelina Jolie mitai ni shite kudasai.
EN: Please make my hair like Angelina Jolie’s.
JP: Sukoshi kitte kudasai.
EN: Please cut just a little bit.
JP: Takusan kitte kudasai.
EN: Please cut a lot.
JP: Mo ii desu. / Daijobu desu.
EN: That’s good enough. / This is okay.
Lesson by Alpha Japanese Language Institute
