Breakdown of В салоне мастер включила фен и сказала, что моя чёлка высохнет через минуту.
мой
my
и
and
минута
the minute
сказать
to say
Questions & Answers about В салоне мастер включила фен и сказала, что моя чёлка высохнет через минуту.
Why is мастер followed by the feminine verbs включила and сказала?
Because мастер here refers to a female salon worker.
In Russian, мастер is a noun that can refer to a professional of either sex, especially in service contexts like salons. The past-tense verb shows the person’s gender, so:
- мастер включил / сказал = the male stylist turned on / said
- мастер включила / сказала = the female stylist turned on / said
So even though мастер looks grammatically masculine, Russian often uses feminine past-tense agreement when the actual person is a woman.
What does В салоне mean grammatically?
В салоне means in the salon.
Here, в means in, and салоне is in the prepositional case because it expresses location.
Compare:
- в салоне = in the salon (location)
- в салон = into the salon (motion toward)
So the sentence starts by setting the scene: In the salon...
Does салон specifically mean a hair salon here?