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Old October 18, 2013, 10:06 AM
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Pelo

Hola a todos!

Por favor me podéis entender cual es mejor.

"Alguien me lo cortó el pelo" o "Alguien cortó mi pelo"

"Alguien me lo lavó el pelo" "Alguien lavó mi pelo"

"Do you do perm's here?" (asking in a hairdressers)

¿"Haces permanentes aqui?"
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Old October 18, 2013, 04:25 PM
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"Alguien me lo cortó el pelo" o "Alguien cortó mi pelo"

"Alguien me lo lavó el pelo" "Alguien lavó mi pelo"

The most natural way to say these is:

Alguien me cortó el pelo. = Someone cut my hair.
Alguien me lavó el pelo. = Someone washed my hair.

In Spanish the "indirect" object frequently identifies the "owner/possessor" of the direct object, especially when the indirect object refers to parts of the body and personal clothing.

When an explicit direct object ("el pelo" in your sentences) follows a verb, most of the time one does NOT use a direct object pronoun attached to the verb.
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