Mañana tengo cita con el peluquero porque quiero cortarme un poco el pelo.

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Breakdown of Mañana tengo cita con el peluquero porque quiero cortarme un poco el pelo.

• querer: to want
• tener: to have
• con: with

Questions & Answers about Mañana tengo cita con el peluquero porque quiero cortarme un poco el pelo.

Why is mañana at the beginning of the sentence?

Mañana is a time expression, and Spanish often puts time expressions near the beginning to set the scene: Tomorrow, I have an appointment...

But word order is flexible. You could also say:

• Tengo cita con el peluquero mañana...
• Con el peluquero tengo cita mañana... (less neutral, more marked)

Starting with mañana sounds very natural because it tells you right away when everything is happening.

Why does it say tengo cita and not tengo una cita?

Both are possible, but tener cita is a very common expression meaning to have an appointment.

So:

• Tengo cita con el peluquero = I have an appointment with the hairdresser
• Tengo una cita con el peluquero = also possible, but slightly less idiomatic in many everyday contexts

A useful extra point: una cita can also mean a date, depending on context. In a sentence like this, con el peluquero makes it clear that it is an appointment.

Why is it con el peluquero?