{"id":7156,"date":"2016-04-18T08:10:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T08:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=7156"},"modified":"2017-11-30T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T15:23:27","slug":"the-german-mullet-other-hairstyles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-german-mullet-other-hairstyles\/","title":{"rendered":"The German Mullet and Other Hairstyles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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der Friseur – the hairdresser’s. Herren – men. Damen – women. Photo by station_nord on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-ND 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

In my quest to bring you the best German words out there I recently found a great one related to Haare – hair<\/em>.<\/strong> Someone once said to me that the best kind of business to have is either a coffee shop or a hairdresser\u2019s, because no matter how times change, people will always want coffee and haircuts! With that in mind, I figured a little vocabulary list on hair was in order!<\/p>\n

VERBS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

schneiden<\/strong> \u2013 to cut<\/p>\n

waschen<\/strong> \u2013 to wash<\/p>\n

f\u00f6hnen<\/strong> \u2013 to blowdry (not to be confused with the verb blasen \u2013 to blow<\/em><\/strong>! You do not<\/em> want to say this to your hairdresser!)<\/p>\n

k\u00e4mmen<\/strong> \u2013 to comb<\/p>\n

b\u00fcrsten<\/strong> \u2013 to brush<\/p>\n

nachschneiden<\/strong> \u2013 to trim<\/p>\n

f\u00e4rben<\/strong> \u2013 to colour\/dye<\/p>\n

rasieren<\/strong> \u2013 to shave<\/p>\n

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die B\u00fcrste – hairbrush. Photo by kmdoncaster on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

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EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

die Lockenwickler<\/strong> \u2013 curlers (rollers)<\/p>\n

der Lockenstab<\/strong> – curling tong<\/p>\n

das Gl\u00e4tteisen<\/strong> \u2013 hair straightener<\/p>\n

die Haarspange<\/strong> \u2013 hairclip<\/p>\n

das Haarband<\/strong> \u2013 hairband<\/p>\n

das Haarspray<\/strong> \u2013 hairspray<\/p>\n

der Kamm<\/strong> \u2013 comb<\/p>\n

die B\u00fcrste<\/strong> \u2013 brush<\/p>\n

*GOOD TO KNOW: While in English we say hair<\/em> rather than hairs<\/em> (unless we are talking about individual hairs, such as \u2018putting hairs on our chest\u2019, for instance), in German it is acceptable a lot of the time to say either das Haar<\/strong> or die Haare<\/strong>. The plural form (die Haare)<\/strong> is more commonly used, but both are correct. So this sentence: Sie hat lockiges Haar<\/strong> (S<\/em>he has curly hair<\/em> \u2013 using the singular form) is just as acceptable as this sentence: Sie hat lockige Haare<\/strong> (She has curly hair<\/em> \u2013 using the plural form). The difference is that in English we would never say \u2018She has curly hairs\u2019, so it can be confusing to hear both being used in German!*<\/p>\n

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lockige Haare (or: lockiges Haar!) Photo by hourig94 on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

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HAIR TYPES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

lockig<\/strong> \u2013 curly<\/p>\n

glatt<\/strong> – straight<\/p>\n

kraus\/gekr\u00e4uselt<\/strong> – frizzy<\/p>\n

lang<\/strong> – long<\/p>\n

kurz<\/strong> – short<\/p>\n

gef\u00e4rbt<\/strong> \u2013 dyed<\/p>\n

gebleicht<\/strong> \u2013 bleached<\/p>\n

dick<\/strong> \u2013 thick<\/p>\n

d\u00fcnn<\/strong> \u2013 thin<\/p>\n

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PARTS OF THE HAIR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

der Haarspliss<\/strong> \u2013 split ends<\/p>\n

die Wurzeln<\/strong> – roots<\/p>\n

der Scheitel<\/strong> \u2013 hair parting<\/p>\n

der Pony <\/strong>\u2013 fringe (not to be confused with the word for ponytail<\/em> below!)<\/p>\n

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die Dauerwelle – perm. Photo by dno1967b on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

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HAIRSTYLES & HAIRCUTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

die Dauerwelle<\/strong> \u2013 perm (literally \u2018lasting wave\u2019)<\/p>\n

der Pferdeschwanz<\/strong> \u2013 ponytail (literally \u2018horse\u2019s tail\u2019)<\/p>\n

der Zopf<\/strong> \u2013 plait\/braid<\/p>\n

der Dutt<\/strong> \u2013 bun<\/p>\n

die Glatze<\/strong> \u2013 shaved\/bald head
\nder Glatzkopf<\/strong> \u2013 shaved\/bald head, or referring to the person who has a shaved head (also sometimes called der Kahlkopf<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

der Pagenkopf<\/strong> – bob (The English ‘Bob’ is also in use)<\/p>\n

die Per\u00fccke<\/strong> \u2013 wig<\/p>\n

der Rattenschwanz<\/strong> \u2013 A long strand of hair amongst a short haircut, usually running down the back of the neck. Literally, ‘rat\u2019s tail<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n

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I hope you\u2019ve found this vocabulary list useful and interesting! To finish, what is that quirky word that inspired this post? It\u2019s the German word for a mullet, which is Vokuhila.<\/strong> What’s this word all about? Vokuhila is short for Vo<\/strong>rne ku<\/strong>rz, hi<\/strong>nten la<\/strong>ng \u2013 short at the front, long at the back. Vo-ku-hi-la. <\/strong>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Vokuhila! Photo by ninavizz on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-ND 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

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In my quest to bring you the best German words out there I recently found a great one related to Haare – hair. Someone once said to me that the best kind of business to have is either a coffee shop or a hairdresser\u2019s, because no matter how times change, people will always want coffee…<\/p>\n

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