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At the Hair Salon: A French Story for Personal Style

A1 · Beginner53 sentences·

Follow Lucas as he visits the hairdresser alone and learns to describe his haircut. You'll pick up key words like cheveux (hair), coiffeur (hairdresser), couper (to cut), and expressions of emotion—all in simple present-tense French.

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53 sentences · 76 new words
  • 01regarder · to look
    Lucas regarde le .
    Lucas looks in the mirror.
  • 02cheveux · hair
    Ses cheveux sont et pas .
    His hair is long and not beautiful.
  • 03anniversaire · birthday
    Aujourd'hui, il y a un anniversaire.
    Today, there is a birthday.
  • 04vouloir · to want
    Lucas veut les .
    Lucas wants to have beautiful hair.
  • 05occupé · busy
    Maman est occupée.
    Mom is busy.
  • 06coiffeur · hairdresser
    Elle : « Lucas, chez le coiffeur tout . »
    She says: 'Lucas, go to the hairdresser all by yourself.'
  • 07inquiet · worried
    Lucas est inquiet.
    Lucas is worried.
  • 08salon · salon
    Il le salon.
    He arrives in front of the salon.
  • 09intérieur · inside
    Il à l'intérieur.
    He looks inside.
  • 10entrer · to enter
    Il pas.
    He does not go in.
  • 11ouvrir · to open
    Puis il ouvre la .
    Then he opens the door.
  • 12plein · full
    Le salon est plein de .
    The salon is full of people.
  • 13savoir · to know
    Lucas ne sait pas quoi .
    Lucas does not know what to say.
  • 14regarder · to look
    Marie regarde Lucas.
    Marie looks at Lucas.
  • 15sourire · to smile
    Elle sourit.
    She smiles.
  • 16couper · to cut
    Elle : « Tu couper les comment ? »
    She asks: 'How do you want your hair cut?'
  • 17répondre · to answer
    Lucas ne répond pas.
    Lucas does not answer.
  • 18rouge · red
    Il est rouge.
    He turns red.
  • 19connaître · to know
    Il ne connaît pas les .
    He does not know the words.
  • 20montrer · to show
    Il montre sa .
    He points to his head.
  • 21court · short
    Il dit : « Court… je court. »
    He says: 'Short… I want it short.'
  • 22côté · side
    Marie : « Les sur les côtés aussi ? »
    Marie asks: 'The hair on the sides too?'
  • 23perdu · lost
    Lucas est perdu.
    Lucas is lost.
  • 24ciseaux · scissors
    Marie les ciseaux.
    Marie takes the scissors.
  • 25fermer · to close
    Lucas ferme les .
    Lucas closes his eyes.
  • 26serrer · to grip
    Il serre les sur la .
    He grips the chair with his hands.
  • 27couper · to cut
    Clic ! Marie coupe les .
    Snip! Marie cuts the hair.
  • 28ouvrir · to open
    Lucas ouvre les .
    Lucas opens his eyes.
  • 29tomber · to fall
    Il les tomber.
    He sees the hair fall.
  • 30peur · fear
    Il a peur.
    He is afraid.
  • 31laid · ugly
    Il : « Mes vont être laids. »
    He thinks: 'My hair is going to be ugly.'
  • 32rire · to laugh
    Il : « Mes vont rire. »
    He thinks: 'My friends are going to laugh.'
  • 33peur · fear
    Marie que Lucas a peur.
    Marie sees that Lucas is afraid.
  • 34arrêter · to stop
    Elle arrête.
    She stops.
  • 35sourire · to smile
    Elle sourit.
    She smiles.
  • 36miroir · mirror
    Elle : « Regarde dans le miroir. »
    She says: 'Look in the mirror.'
  • 37regarder · to look
    Lucas regarde dans le .
    Lucas looks in the mirror.
  • 38fini · finished
    Les ne sont pas finis.
    The hair is not finished yet.
  • 39beau · beautiful
    Mais ils sont beaux !
    But they are already beautiful!
  • 40continuer · to continue
    Marie continue à .
    Marie continues cutting.
  • 41parler · to talk
    Elle parle.
    She talks.
  • 42rire · to laugh
    Elle rit.
    She laughs.
  • 43sourire · to smile
    Lucas à sourire.
    Lucas starts to smile.
  • 44fini · finished
    Marie : « C'est fini ! »
    Marie says: 'It's done!'
  • 45donner · to give
    Elle donne un à Lucas.
    She gives Lucas a mirror.
  • 46arrière · back
    Lucas l'arrière de sa .
    Lucas looks at the back of his head.
  • 47surpris · surprised
    Il est surpris.
    He is surprised.
  • 48beau · beautiful
    Ses sont beaux !
    His hair looks great!
  • 49payer · to pay
    Lucas paye tout .
    Lucas pays all by himself.
  • 50content · happy
    Il est content.
    He is happy.
  • 51fier · proud
    Il est fier.
    He is proud.
  • 52sortir · to leave
    Il sort du .
    He leaves the salon.
  • 53peur · fear
    Il : « La , je n'aurai pas peur. »
    He thinks: 'Next time, I won't be afraid.'
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