В салоне мастер посоветовала мне другую причёску.

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Breakdown of В салоне мастер посоветовала мне другую причёску.

• причёска: the hairstyle
• в: at
• другой: different

Questions & Answers about В салоне мастер посоветовала мне другую причёску.

What does в салоне mean, and why is it салоне rather than салон?

В салоне means in the salon or at the salon.

It uses the prepositional case because it shows location:

• в салоне = in/at the salon
• compare with в салон = into the salon (motion toward a place)

So here:

• в
  • location → prepositional
• салон → салоне

A native English speaker often expects one form for salon, but Russian changes the noun ending depending on its role in the sentence.

What does мастер mean here? Is it really master?

Not usually. In this context, мастер means something like:

• stylist
• beauty specialist
• technician
• salon professional

In a salon, мастер is a very common word for the person providing the service. Depending on context, it could be a hair stylist, nail technician, brow specialist, and so on.

So although the dictionary meaning of мастер is often master or craftsman, in this sentence it is better understood as the stylist / the salon worker.