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How to say “Where is the bathroom?” in 16 languages

Here is “Where is the bathroom?” in all 16 languages Crossing covers, with each language's regional variants side by side. Every version shows the native script, a romanization where the script isn't Latin, and a pronunciation guide written for English speakers, with notes on formality and other forms.

EnglishWhere is the bathroom?Also: “Where is the toilet?”, “Where is the restroom?”

Spanish Español

French Français

  • France

    Où sont les toilettes ?

    oo sohn lay twah-LEHT

    Toilets are usually plural in French.

    French travel phrases

German Deutsch

Italian Italiano

  • Italy

    Dov'è il bagno?

    doh-VEH eel BAH-nyoh?

    Signs may say "Toilette", "WC" or "Servizi igienici".

    Italian travel phrases

Portuguese Português

Greek Ελληνικά

  • Greece

    Πού είναι η τουαλέτα;

    Poú eínai i toualéta?

    poo EE-neh ee too-ah-LEH-tah

    Greek travel phrases

Turkish Türkçe

  • Türkiye

    Tuvalet nerede?

    too-vah-LET NEH-reh-deh

    Signs often say WC, with Bay for men and Bayan for women.

    Turkish travel phrases

Russian Русский

  • Russia

    Где туалет?

    Gde tualet?

    gdyeh too-ah-LYET

    Doors are marked "М" (M) for men and "Ж" (Zh) for women.

    Russian travel phrases

Hindi हिन्दी

  • India

    शौचालय कहाँ है?

    Shauchālay kahāṅ hai?

    shau-CHAA-luy kuh-HAAN hai

    "Bathroom" and "washroom" are widely understood in cities.

    Hindi travel phrases

Bengali বাংলা

Gujarati ગુજરાતી

  • India

    બાથરૂમ ક્યાં છે?

    Bāthrūm kyā̃ chhe?

    BAATH-room kyaan chhay

    Gujarati travel phrases

Mandarin Chinese 中文

  • China

    洗手间在哪里？

    Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?

    shee-shoh-jyen dzai nah-lee

    Signs often say "卫生间" (wèishēngjiān) or "厕所" (cèsuǒ).

    Mandarin Chinese travel phrases

Japanese 日本語

  • Japan

    トイレはどこですか

    Toire wa doko desu ka

    TOY-reh wah DOH-koh dess kah

    Formal

    Japanese travel phrases

Korean 한국어

  • South Korea

    화장실이 어디예요?

    Hwajangsiri eodiyeyo?

    hwah-jahng-shee-ree uh-dee-yeh-yoh

    Formal

    Korean travel phrases

Arabic العربية

Hebrew עברית

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