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Having One's Nails Done

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ID: 1315 Intermediate
What better way to spend an hour on Saturday than soaking your fingers, getting your hands massaged, and coming home with beautifully manicured nails? And did you know - manicures aren't just for women! Check out today's lesson to arm yourself to confidently walk into a Chinese nail salon and get a lovely French manicure.
Thu Dec 17 2009 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
美甲 měijiǎ to have one's nails done
放心 fàngxīn to relax
什么样 shénmeyàng what kind
法式 fǎshì French style
你好。我要美甲。
nǐhǎo 。wǒ yào měijiǎ 。
Hello. I want to have my nails done.
好的。请坐！你第一次美甲吗？
hǎo de 。qǐng zuò ！nǐ dì yī cì měijiǎ ma ？
Okay. Please, sit down! Is this your first time having your nails done?
对。帮我做得漂亮点儿。
duì 。bāng wǒ zuò de piàoliang diǎnr 。
That's right. Pretty them up a little for me.
放心吧。想做什么样的？
fàngxīn ba 。xiǎng zuò shénmeyàng de ？
Don't worry. What kind of treatment would you like?
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