Can I have an haircut? [talking to barber]

[roniy]

way to tell him that I want an haircut ????

I know this way " can I have an haircut ?"
but i am not sure that its right or very comman .......

thanks,
Roni.

 

[Kelly B]

Hello,

I would like a haircut, please [a, rather than an, in the US] or
I would like to have my hair cut.

 

[remosfan]

I don't think I've ever actually asked. Usually the barber will grunt something at me and I'll just sit down.

But I'd most likely say:

Could I get a haircut, please?

 

[Fbiana_angel]

yeah get is use in this case, or I need a hair cut. I need to get a haircut,
don't use "an" with consonants or with consonant sounds ex. a book, a pencil, a house is well spoken.
an apple, an hour because this is a vowel sound.

 

[elroy]

I'd like to get a haircut.

"Can I get a haircut?" is ok but sounds a little too brusque.

 

[jacinta]

It would seem to me that if you step into a barbershop it is obvious that you want your hair cut. You would need to have a few more words to use. Usually you tell the barber how you want your hair cut. Do you want a full haircut or just a trim? None off the top, just around the sides, etc. A buzz cut or razor cut, whatever. You are leaving it to the whim of the barber by just saying, "I would like a haircut, please".

 

[modgirl]

Jacinta, your post is exactly what I was thinking! If I were a barber, and someone asked if he could get in a haircut (in a barbershop, mind you), I'd be tempted to say, "No, we only sell flowers here," or something similarly nonsensical!

 

[modgirl]

Also, roniy, the word in your title should be spelled common.

 

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