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Tu coupes mieux les cheveux lisses maintenant.

Tu coupes mieux les cheveux lisses maintenant.
You cut straight hair better now.
From Lesson 121:Irregular comparative adverbs (mieux)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu coupes mieux les cheveux lisses maintenant.

Why is mieux used here instead of meilleur?
Mieux is an adverb meaning "better" (the comparative form of bien). It is used here because it describes how you do an action—how you cut (coupes). Meilleur is an adjective, so it is only used to describe nouns.
Why is mieux placed right after the verb, instead of later in the sentence?
In French, short adverbs like mieux usually go directly after the conjugated verb. Instead of saying "you cut hair better" like in English, French uses the order "you cut better hair" (Tu coupes mieux les cheveux).
Why is "hair" translated as plural (les cheveux)?
In English, "hair" is an uncountable collective noun, but in French, the hair on your head is plural. If you use the singular form (le cheveu), you are talking about just one single strand of hair!
Why does the adjective lisses come after cheveux?
Most descriptive adjectives in French, including ones describing texture or shape like lisses (straight or smooth), are placed after the noun they describe. Notice it also gets an "s" at the end to match the plural noun cheveux.

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