Beauty & Grooming

1. Au vinakata me cut na uluqu.

   I'd like a haircut.

   Usage

   Requesting a haircut at the salon

   Grammar Note

   "Au vinakata me" = "I would like to"

2. Trim ga walega — kua ni cut levu cake.

   Just a trim, please — don't cut too much.

   Usage

   Requesting a minimal trim

   Grammar Note

   "kua ni" = negative imperative "don't"

3. Au vinakata me loataka na uluqu ki na roka [color].

   I'd like to dye my hair [color].

   Usage

   Requesting hair dyeing in a specific color

   Grammar Note

   "ki na roka" = "to the colour". Colour is roka. "Uluqu" is ulu (head / hair) with the possessive suffix -qu ("my")

4. E rawa ni au raica na ivola ni taba ni ulu?

   Can I look at a hairstyle book?

   Usage

   Asking to see a hairstyle catalog

   Grammar Note

   "E rawa ni au raica" = "can I see"

5. Au vinakata me savata na uluqu kei na blow dry.

   I'd like a shampoo and blow-dry.

   Usage

   Requesting shampoo and blow-dry service

   Grammar Note

   "kei" = "and" (conjunction)

6. E rawa ni kemuni cakava na nail art?

   Do you offer nail art?

   Usage

   Asking if nail art is available

   Grammar Note

   "E rawa ni kemuni" = "can you (plural)"

7. Au vinakata me cakava na neli ni gel / acrylic.

   I'd like gel nails / acrylic nails.

   Usage

   Specifying gel or acrylic nail type

   Grammar Note

   "Au vinakata me cakava" = "I'd like to have done"

8. E vica na isau ni cakacaka oqo?

   How much will this cost?

   Usage

   Asking about cost before the service

   Grammar Note

   "Hica" was a misspelling: h is not in the Fijian alphabet (a b c d e f g i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w y). The interrogative is "vica" (how many/how much). "Ilakolako" is "a way, a path, a going", not a fee, and "yau" is property. The price is "isau" and the service is "cakacaka".

9. Na gauna e vica me oti kina?

   How long will it take?

   Usage

   Asking how long the service will take

   Grammar Note

   "Hica" was a misspelling: h is not in the Fijian alphabet (a b c d e f g i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w y). The interrogative is "vica" (how many/how much). "Na gauna e vica me oti kina" = "how long until it finishes".

10. Au vinakata me cakava na facial / na skin treatment.

    I'd like a facial / skin treatment.

    Usage

    Requesting facial or skin treatment

    Grammar Note

    "Facial" and "skin treatment" are used in English. "Veilomani" means "loving one another" and does not mean a treatment

11. Na uluqu e curly / straight / fine / thick.

    My hair is curly / straight / fine / thick.

    Usage

    Describing hair type to hairdresser

    Grammar Note

    "Na uluqu e" = "my hair is" (ulu + possessive suffix -qu). The hair-type words are kept in English

12. E rawa ni kemuni straighten / perm na uluqu?

    Can you straighten / perm my hair?

    Usage

    Requesting straightening or perming service

    Grammar Note

    "E rawa ni kemuni" = "can you"

13. Au marautaka sara na result — vinaka vakalevu.

    I'm very happy with the result — thank you.

    Usage

    Expressing satisfaction with the result

    Grammar Note

    "sara" = intensifier "very / indeed"

14. E rawa ni kemuni shape na vacuqu?

    Can you shape / thread my eyebrows?

    Usage

    Requesting eyebrow shaping or threading

    Grammar Note

    Eyebrow is vacu,-na, and body parts take the possessive suffix directly, so "my eyebrows" is vacuqu. The word dri means "dri mai, to rebound, to flee" and never means an eyebrow

15. Na iyaya cava e ra vakayagataka?

    What products do you use?

    Usage

    Asking about products used in the service

    Grammar Note

    "Na iyaya cava" = "what things (products)". "Ilakolako" means "way, path, journey", not product

16. E dodonu me book eliu?

    Do I need to make an appointment?

    Usage

    Checking if an appointment is needed

    Grammar Note

    "E dodonu me" = "is it necessary to". Fijian has no native verb for booking and uses the English word. "In advance" is eliu

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