Lesson 14: Will you cut my bangs a little shorter?
Service Requests and Personal Care
This lesson focuses on making requests at various service establishments like hair salons, banks, and other service providers. Students learn how to specify how they want services performed, express purposes using ために, and make specific requests for personal care services. The lesson covers practical vocabulary for everyday service interactions.

Key topics:
- ・Making requests at hair salons and beauty shops
- ・Specifying how services should be performed
- ・Understanding service procedures and requirements
- ・Expressing purposes and objectives
- ・Using public and private services
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: ナA-に/イA-く V
Used to indicate how to do an action. Na-adjectives change な to に, i-adjectives change い to く, and they are placed before verbs to modify them.
Rule 2: N のために、~
Used to describe a target that receives benefits or privileges. Can also be used to express purpose when followed by a clause.
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'The children are reading books quietly.'
こどもたちは______ ほんをよんでいます。
Question 2
Choose the correct reading of 外国.
______へりょこうしたいです。
Question 3
Choose the correct particle to complete 'There are various services for people from other countries.'
がいこくのかた______、いろいろなサービスがあります。
Question 4
What does 入力 mean?
パスワードをにゅうりょくして下さい。
Question 5
Choose the correct adverb form to complete 'Can you run faster?'
もっと______ はしれますか。
Question 6
Choose the correct reading of 窓口.
えきの______できっぷをかいます。
Question 7
Choose the correct form to complete 'I jog every day for my health.'
けんこう______、まいにちジョギングをしています。
Question 8
What does 郵便局 mean?
ゆうびんきょくにはがきをかいにいきます。
Question 9
Choose the correct adverb form to complete 'Please cut my hair short all over.'
ぜんたいてきに______ きって下さい。
Question 10
Choose the correct reading of 近所.
______にゆうびんきょくがあります。
Question 11
Choose the correct phrase to complete 'Information is provided for foreign visitors.'
がいこくのほうもんしゃ______、じょうほうをていきょうしています。
Question 12
What does 自動 mean?
このドアはじどうです。
Question 13
Choose the correct adverb form to complete 'Please write neatly.'
______ かいて下さい。
Question 14
Choose the correct reading of 情報.
インターネットで______をしらべます。
Question 15
Choose the correct particle to complete 'I was late due to an accident.'
じこ______、おくれました。
Question 16
What does 相談 mean?
しんぱいなことはかぞくにそうだんします。
Question 17
Choose the correct adverb form to complete 'Please explain simply.'
______ せつめいして下さい。
Question 18
Choose the correct reading of 質問.
せんせいに______があります。
Question 19
Choose the correct form to express purpose: 'I went to the post office to buy stamps.'
きってをかう______、ゆうびんきょくへいきました。
Question 20
What does 洗う mean?
まいにちしょっきをあらいます。