First day at the barber

Beginner (A1)

A Turkish roleplay with Cemal

Your first visit to Cemal's barbershop. Take the chair, say how you want your hair, accept the inevitable tea, and survive the running commentary.

Your goals in this conversation

Say how you want your hair cut
Accept or decline the tea
Answer one of his friendly questions

How Cemal opens the conversation

Koltuğu bir bezle şöyle bir siler, aynada sana bakıp gülümser.

Hoş geldin reis! koltuğu gösterir Otur bakalım, koltuk senin. Nasıl keselim, kısa mı?

Ways you could reply

Saç kestirmek istiyorum. Çay alırım, teşekkürler. Bu ne demek?

Request access to chat

A coach reads along and gently corrects your Turkish at your level. Tap any line for a translation.

More scenarios with Cemal

Neighborhood gossip

Elementary (A2)

Mid-haircut, Cemal is dying to share the neighborhood gossip and pull yours out of you. React, ask, and trade small talk.

Just a bit more

Intermediate (B1)

The haircut is "done" but Cemal cannot stop perfecting it, and the talk turns bigger: his twenty-two years, his dreams, why he really loves this chair. Get him to finish, and maybe hear his secret.