Learn Spanish (Latin America): Ahorita el estilista volverá a retocar tu flequillito. - Right now the stylist will touch up your little bangs again.

In Latin America, adding the diminutive suffix to ahora often creates a sense of immediacy, meaning right now or in just a second. It can also soften the statement, making the wait feel shorter and more reassuring to the client.

What is the purpose of adding -ito to flequillo?

Flequillito is the diminutive of flequillo (bangs). Here it is used for affection and mitigation. It makes the touch-up sound like a very minor, delicate adjustment so the client does not worry about losing too much hair!

How does the phrase volverá a retocar work to mean 'touch up again'?

In Spanish, the standard way to say you do something 'again' is using the formula volver a plus an infinitive verb. Instead of using a direct translation of the word 'again', Spanish uses volverá a retocar, which literally means 'he will return to touch up'.

Why is it el estilista instead of el estilisto if the stylist is male?

Words for professions or roles that end in -ista (like estilista, recepcionista, or dentista) are invariable, meaning they do not change their ending to match gender. You simply use the masculine article el to show that this specific stylist is a man.