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2007-04-13 15:01:09 · 6 answers · asked by colormepurple 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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Formal way: "¿puede cortarme el cabello?"
Casual: "¿Puedes cortarme el cabello?"

2007-04-13 15:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by Mila S 4 · 3 0

'Puede cortarme el pelo?' if you are speaking with someone you don't know very well (or someone older or in a position of authority) or 'Puedes cortarme el pelo?' if the person you are addressing is, say, a good friend or someone much younger than you. When in doubt, use the usted form (the first example). Hope this helps = )

** I would also like to add that, while 'cabello' is more 'proper', you *can* use the word 'pelo' (thats the only way my family and I say it, and in Mexico plus here in my native California the streets are dotted with barbershops advertising 'Cortes de Pelo' while I don't think I have ever seen a sign saying 'Cortes de Cabello'). Also, it has to do with where you are from (Maybe in Spain 'pelo' means hair from another part of your body, but I can tell you that from where I 've been in Mexico, that's not the case), where you grew up (i.e. rurally or in an urban environment), your economic situation (a rich, highly educated person might speak differently than someone who never had the opportunity to finish middle school), etc.**

2007-04-13 15:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by mamichula3620 2 · 1 0

Podria cortarme el cabello? (FORMAL)
Podrias cortarme el cabello? (INFORMAL)


Say cabello, because pelo is another thing... you know... not the hair on your head. Also, you can say it like:

Puedes cortame el cabello?
but is not as nice as the options I gave you above.

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2007-04-13 15:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

¿Puede(s) cortarme el pelo/*cabello*?

*They're right, cabello is the more proper term*

Suerte!

2007-04-13 15:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by Devin O 4 · 0 0

Mila S´ answer is correct.

2007-04-14 11:37:10 · answer #5 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1 0

¿Puedes cortar mi pelo?(informal)

¿Puede cortar mi pelo?(formal)

2007-04-13 23:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by Jassy 7 · 0 0

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