A German Phrase for Asking how short to cut: "Wie kurz soll es werden?"

"Wie kurz soll es werden?" means "How short should I cut it?" and it's the basic German expression used for asking how short to cut. It's very handy at a hair salon or barber shop. To answer, you can say something like "Etwa zwei Zentimeter kürzer, bitte." (About two centimeters shorter, please). You can keep the conversation going by reacting with something like "Alles klar, ich fange an." (All right, I'll get started).