🧔 Lesson 12: At the Hairdresser / Barber

Characters:

• Sam – a nervous customer
• Joe – the friendly barber
• Mrs. Brown – an old lady waiting for her turn

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[Scene: Inside a small barbershop. Sam enters, looking around nervously.]

Joe: Hello, sir! Welcome! Haircut today?

Sam: Uh… yes, please. Not too short!

Joe: Don’t worry. I’m not a magician. Just a barber! 😄
Please, sit down.

[Sam sits in the chair. Joe puts a cape around him.]

Joe: So… what style do you want?

Sam: I don’t know… Just make me look… handsome.

Joe: Hmm… that’s a big job! Just kidding! 😂

Mrs. Brown (from her chair): Joe, make him look like a movie star!

Sam: Yes! Like Brad Pitt!

Joe: Or maybe like a potato with a good haircut?

Sam: I’ll take the Brad Pitt special.

Joe: Okay! Let’s begin.

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✂️ Vocabulary Time!

Word	Meaning
Haircut	When someone cuts your hair
Barber	A person who cuts men’s hair
Hairdresser	A person who styles hair
Style	A type of haircut
Shampoo	Soap for your hair
Trim	Cut a small amount
Comb	A tool for fixing hair
Mirror	You look at yourself in it
Clippers	A machine for cutting hair
Cape	Cloth to keep hair off clothes

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Joe: Do you want a wash first?

Sam: Wash? Like… with water?

Joe: Yes. Shampoo and water.

Sam: No, no. I washed my hair… last week.

Joe: Just last week? That’s… um… okay.

[Joe sprays water on Sam’s head.]

Sam: Ah! Cold! Is that water or ice?

Joe: It’s “wake-up” water!

Mrs. Brown: I like cold water too. It keeps me young.

Joe: Mrs. Brown is 82 but looks 60! Water magic!

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🪞 In the Mirror

Sam: How do I look?

Joe: Half handsome. We’re not finished yet.

Sam: Please don’t cut too much.

Joe: I won’t. I promise. Just a trim.

[Joe starts cutting with scissors.]

Joe: Snip snip snip!

Sam: That sound is scary.

Joe: It’s just hair. It grows back!

Mrs. Brown: Unless you’re my husband. He’s bald!

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🤣 Funny Words

Sam: Can I look now?

Joe: Not yet. It’s a surprise.

Sam: Is it good?

Joe: It’s… shocking!

Sam (nervous): What!?

Joe (laughing): Just kidding. You look great.

[Joe turns the chair toward the mirror.]

Sam: Wow! I like it!

Joe: I told you – movie star! Or maybe TV star.

Mrs. Brown: He looks like a handsome potato.

Sam: I’ll take it.

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🧠 Practice Sentences

1. I want a haircut, please.
2. Not too short!
3. Can you wash my hair?
4. Just a little trim.
5. I like my new style.
6. You look great!
7. Do you use shampoo?
8. This haircut is funny!
9. The barber is very nice.
10. I love the mirror surprise!

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🗣️ Speaking Practice

You: Hello! I need a haircut.
Barber: Sure! What style do you want?
You: Just short on the sides, please.
Barber: Okay! Sit down. Let’s begin.
You: Not too short! I need hair for my date!

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🎬 The End

Joe: All done! You look amazing!

Sam: Thank you! How much is it?

Joe: $10. Handsome tax included. 😄

Sam: That’s cheap! You should charge more.

Mrs. Brown: I agree. But don’t tell my husband!

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🧔 Casharka 12: Tima-jaraha / Barber-ka

Dadka ciyaaraya:

• Sam – Macmiil cabsi leh
• Joe – Tima-jare saaxiibtinimo leh
• Mrs. Brown – Haweeney da’ ah oo sugaysa

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[Goobta: Dukaanka tima-jaraha. Sam ayaa soo galaya isagoo cabsi leh.]

Joe: Salaan! Timo jaris miyaa maanta?

Sam: Haa fadlan… ha iga jarin si aad u gaaban!

Joe: Ha welwelin. Anigu sixiroole ma ihi – tima-jare baan ahay! 😄
Fadlan fadhiiso.

[Sam wuu fariistaa, Joe-na wuxuu dul saaraa maro.]

Joe: Sidee ayaad dooneysaa in aan kuu jaro?

Sam: Ma garanayo… iga dhig qurux badan!

Joe: Hmm… taas waa shaqo weyn! Waan kaftamayaa! 😂

Mrs. Brown: Joe, ka dhig sida jilaa filim ah!

Sam: Haa! Sida Brad Pitt!

Joe: Ama sida baradho timo fiican leh?

Sam: Waxaan rabaa “Brad Pitt Special”!

Joe: Waa hagaag! Aan bilaabo.

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✂️ Erayo muhiim ah

Ingiriisi	Af-Soomaali
Haircut	Timo jaris
Barber	Tima-jare (ragga)
Hairdresser	Tima-jaraha (badanaa dumarka)
Style	Qaabka timo jarista
Shampoo	Saabuunta timaha
Trim	Jaritaan yar
Comb	Shanlo
Mirror	Muraayad
Clippers	Mashiinka jarista timaha
Cape	Marada la saaro inta la jarayo

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Joe: Ma rabtaa in aan ku dhaqo timaha?

Sam: Dhaqid? Biyo miyaa?

Joe: Haa, shampoo iyo biyo.

Sam: Maya maya. Timaha waan dhaqay… usbuucii hore.

Joe: Usbuucii hore kaliya? Waa hagaag…

[Joe wuxuu buufiyaa biyo qabow madaxa Sam.]

Sam: Aah! Waa qabow! Biyo miyaa mise baraf?

Joe: Waa “biyaha kugu toosiya”!

Mrs. Brown: Biyaha qabow waa fiican yihiin. Waa sirta dhalinyarada.

Joe: Mrs. Brown waa 82 jir, laakiin waxay u ekaatay 60! Biyaha waa sixir!

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🪞 Muraayadda Horteed

Sam: Sidee ayaan u eegaa?

Joe: Nus qurux. Weli ma dhameynin!

Sam: Ha iga jarin wax badan.

Joe: Maya, ballan. Kaliya wax yar baan jarayaa.

[Joe wuxuu bilaabaa inuu gooyo timo.]

Joe: Snip snip snip!

Sam: Dhawaaqaas waa cabsi leh.

Joe: Waa timo keliya. Wuu soo baxayaa mar kale!

Mrs. Brown: Laakiin seygeyga timaha mar dambe ma soo bixin!

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🤣 Qosol yar

Sam: Ma arki karaa hadda?

Joe: Maya weli. Waa lama filaan.

Sam: Ma fiican tahay?

Joe: Waa… naxdin!

Sam (cabsi leh): Waa maxay!?

Joe (qosol): Kaftan! Waxaad u ekaatay mid qurux badan.

[Joe wuxuu leexiyaa kursiga Sam si uu u arko muraayadda.]

Sam: Wow! Waan jeclahay!

Joe: Sida jilaa filim! Ama TV-ga ugu yaraan!

Mrs. Brown: Wuxuu u egyahay baradho qurux badan!

Sam: Taas waan aqbalayaa!

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🧠 Jimicsi Weedho

1. Waxaan rabaa in aan jarto timaha.
2. Ha iga jarin si gaaban!
3. Ma dhaqdaa timaha?
4. Kaliya wax yar iga jar.
5. Qaabkayga cusub waan jeclahay.
6. Aad baad u eegtaa qurux!
7. Shampoo ma isticmaashaa?
8. Timo jaristaan waa qosol!
9. Tima-jaraha waa qof wanaagsan.
10. Muraayadda lama filaanka ah waan jeclahay!

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🗣️ Jimicsi Hadal

Adiga: Hallo! Waxaan u baahan ahay timo jaris.
Tima-jare: Waa hagaag! Qaabkee rabtaa?
Adiga: Kaliya iga gaabi dhinacyada.
Tima-jare: Okay! Fadhiiso. Aan bilowno.
Adiga: Ha iga jarin si aad u gaaban! Waxaan leeyahay ballan!

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🎬 Dhammaad

Joe: Waa intaas! Aad baad u eegtaa qurux badan!

Sam: Mahadsanid! Immisa ayaa noqoneysa?

Joe: $10. Canshuurta quruxda waa ku jirtaa! 😄

Sam: Waa raqiis! Waxaad u qalantaa lacag badan.

Mrs. Brown: Waan raacsanahay. Laakiin seygeyga ha ogaanin!

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