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- Lucas: Hello again. Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Hi everyone. We are back at the hair salon. Lucas: That is right. Last episode we learned the basics of getting a haircut. Luna: We talked about asking for a simple trim. Lucas: But today we want to be more specific. Luna: Yes. Sometimes you have a picture in your head. Lucas: And you want the barber to know exactly what you want. Luna: I love that idea. I always feel shy about saying too much. Lucas: It is okay to be clear. Let us start with a very useful phrase. Luna: What is it? Lucas: I want... followed by a description. Luna: In Cantonese? Lucas: Yes. 我想要... Luna: Wohng yuh so. Lucas: Very good. It means I want... Luna: So if I say 我想要一個新的髮型... Lucas: That means I want a new hairstyle. Luna: That sounds confident. Lucas: It is polite and direct. Let us try it again slowly. Lucas: 我想要... Luna: 我想要... Lucas: Perfect. Now let us add a detail. Luna: Maybe shorter? Lucas: Yes. Shorter is 剪短啲. Luna: Jeen duan di. Lucas: Exactly. So 我想要剪短啲 means I want it shorter. Luna: Oh, that is easy to remember. Lucas: It is. Because 剪 means to cut and 短 means short. Luna: I like when words make sense. Lucas: Let us put them together. Lucas: 我想要剪短啲. Luna: 我想要剪短啲. Lucas: Great job. One more variation. Luna: What if I don't want it too short? Lucas: Then you can say 簡單啲就好. Luna: Gaan daan di jau hou. Lucas: That means keep it simple is fine. Luna: I use that one all the time in English. Lucas: It is universal. Let us practice. Lucas: 簡單啲就好. Luna: 簡單啲就好. Lucas: You are doing wonderfully. Luna: Thank you. This feels natural. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Luna: It keeps the episodes coming. Lucas: You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for listening. Lucas: Now back to the salon. Luna: Right. What if I show a picture? Lucas: That is a common way to communicate. Luna: Do I need special words for that? Lucas: There is a nice phrase for it. Luna: Please tell me. Lucas: 照住個樣做. Luna: Jiu ju go yeung do. Lucas: It means follow the style and do it. Luna: So basically copy this photo. Lucas: Yes. Exactly. Luna: 照住個樣做. Lucas: Again. Luna: 照住個樣做. Lucas: Very clear pronunciation. Luna: I feel ready for any salon now. Lucas: Almost. There is one last small request. Luna: What is it? Lucas: To trim or tidy up. Luna: Ah, just the ends? Lucas: Yes. 修一下. Luna: Yau yat hei. Lucas: It means fix a little bit. Luna: 修一下. Lucas: Good. Let us review them all quickly. Luna: Okay. First is I want... Lucas: 我想要... Luna: Second is keep it simple is fine. Lucas: 簡單啲就好. Luna: Third is cut it shorter. Lucas: 剪短啲. Luna: Fourth is follow the style and do it. Lucas: 照住個樣做. Luna: And fifth is fix a little bit. Lucas: 修一下. Luna: That was fast but clear. Lucas: Repetition helps them stick. Luna: I will practice these before my next appointment. Lucas: That is a great plan. Luna: See you next time. Lucas: Bye for now.