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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to the show. Episode 99 — can you believe it? Luna: I know, right? Almost a hundred episodes! And I still mess up tones all the time. Lucas: That's the fun part. No rush. Today we're going to a hair salon. Luna: Oh, that's perfect. I actually need a haircut. How do I say that? Lucas: Let's start with the basic phrase: 剪頭髮. It means 'to get a haircut'. Luna: 剪頭髮. That's 'cut hair', right? But how do I say 'I want to get a haircut'? Lucas: Good question! You say: 我想剪頭髮. That's 'I want to get a haircut'. Luna: 我想剪頭髮. I want to get a haircut. Okay, I can remember that. Lucas: And if you want it shorter, you say: 剪短啲. That means 'cut a little shorter'. Luna: 剪短啲. So I can say 請剪短啲 — 'Please cut a little shorter'. Lucas: Exactly! And after that, you'll want to know the price. So: 幾多錢? 'How much is it?' Luna: 幾多錢. So I could say 呢個幾多錢? 'How much is this?' Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice the full set. Repeat after me: 我想剪頭髮. Luna: 我想剪頭髮. Lucas: 請剪短啲. Luna: 請剪短啲. Lucas: 呢個幾多錢? Luna: 呢個幾多錢? Lucas: You've got it. Let's do a quick roleplay. I'm the stylist, you're the customer. Luna: Okay! 我想剪頭髮. Lucas: 好呀, 你想點剪? Luna: 請剪短啲. Lucas: 冇問題. 剪完之後, 呢個幾多錢? Luna: 呢個幾多錢 — wait, that's the customer asking. I should ask: 呢個幾多錢? Lucas: Right! You ask the stylist. So: 呢個幾多錢? And I'd say 八十蚊. Luna: 八十蚊 — that's eighty dollars. Got it. Lucas: You know, it's funny — we've been doing this show for 99 episodes, and it's all listener supported. A handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: Yeah, it's pretty amazing. Without ads, just people who find it useful. Keeps it real. Lucas: Totally. Anyway, back to the salon. Let's try a longer sentence: 我想剪頭髮, 請剪短啲. Luna: 我想剪頭髮, 請剪短啲. I want a haircut, please cut it a bit shorter. Lucas: And then: 呢個幾多錢? Luna: 呢個幾多錢? How much is it? Lucas: You can also combine: 我想剪頭髮, 剪短啲, 幾多錢? Luna: That's a full sentence — I want a haircut, cut it shorter, how much? Lucas: Exactly. Let's do it one more time: 我想剪頭髮, 剪短啲, 幾多錢? Luna: 我想剪頭髮, 剪短啲, 幾多錢? Lucas: Beautiful. Now you can walk into any salon in Hong Kong. Luna: I'm ready! Next time we should do eyebrows or something. Lucas: Maybe. For now, practice these phrases. See you next time! Luna: Bye bye!