Getting ready · Home and routines
do your hair
style hair
To arrange your hair so that it looks the way you want.
This vs that
I need to do my hair.
I need to wash my hair.
Hear it in real life
Are you nearly ready?
Almost. I just need to do my hair.
I need ten minutes to do my hair before we leave.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally use this short phrase when talking about getting ready.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I will make my hair before work.
Say: I'll do my hair before work.
Use 'do your hair', not 'make your hair', for styling it.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
do your hair before ___
I need to do my hair before the meeting.
She always does her hair before going out.
Getting ready words
Home and routines · Getting ready: the words around “do your hair”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I just need to do my hair.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
do your hair
style hair
“I need ten minutes to do my hair before we leave.”
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