旅(たび) tabiに ni行(い)く() iku前(まえ) maeに ni、私(わたし) watashiは wa散(さん)髪(ぱつ) sanpatsuした shita。 Before the trip, I got a haircut. Literal Travel [to-に] go before [time-に], I [topic-は] haircut did. 散髪する (to get a haircut) is a slightly more formal word than 髪を切る. 旅に行く前に (before going on the trip) uses the standard ~前に time pattern. Simple past-tense narrative. travel~前に (before)
旅(たび) tabiに ni行(い)く() iku前(まえ) maeに ni、私(わたし) watashiは wa散(さん)髪(ぱつ) sanpatsuした shita。 Before the trip, I got a haircut. Literal Travel [to-に] go before [time-に], I [topic-は] haircut did. 散髪する (to get a haircut) is a slightly more formal word than 髪を切る. 旅に行く前に (before going on the trip) uses the standard ~前に time pattern. Simple past-tense narrative. travel~前に (before)