How to Ask
When you're in a foreign country it's important to be aware of the nearest bathroom's location. To help you, we've listed how to ask for the toilet in almost every language there is. Even if you don't feel confident speaking the language, you can always discreetly show someone the phrase on your phone.
| Language | Phrase(s) |
|---|---|
| Adyghe – Адыгабзэ, Кӏахыбзэ | Псыунэр тэщыІа? |
| Afrikaans – Afrikaans |
Waar is die toilet? Waa issie toilet? |
| Albanian (Gheg) – Shqip (Gegë) | Ku ãsht nevitôrja? |
| Albanian (Tosk) – Shqip (Toskë) | Ku është banjoja? |
| Aleut – Unangam Tunuu | Qaĝaasakung |
| Alsatian – Elsässerditsch | Wo isch 's Kabinee? |
| Amharic - አማርኛ |
መጸዳጃ ክፍል የት ነዉ? ሽንት ቤት የት ነው? |
| Arabic (Egyptian) – مصرى | الحمام فين؟ |
| Arabic (Kuwaiti) – خليجي |
وين الحمّام؟ وين بيت الرّاحة؟ |
| Arabic (Standard) – العربية | أين الحمّام؟ |
| Armenian (Eastern) – արևելահայերեն | Որտե՞ղ է զուգարանը? |
| Armenian (Western) – արեւմտահայերէն | Պէտքարանը ո՞ւր է? |
| Assamese – অসমীয়া |
শৌচালয় ক'ত আছে? টৈলেট ক'ত আছে? |
| Asturian – Asturianu | ¿Ú ta'l bañu? |
| Azerbaijani – Azərbaycanca |
Ayaq yolu haradadır? Tualet haradadır? |
| Bashkir – Башҡорт теле | Бәҙрәф ҡайҙа? |
| Basque – Euskara | Non dago komuna? |
| Bavarian – Boarisch |
Vo is as glo? Vo is as aboadd? |
| Belarusian – Беларуская |
Дзе туалет? Падкажыце, калі ласка, дзе тут прыбіральня? |
| Bengali – বাংলা | টয়লেটটি কোথায়? |
| Bhojpuri – भोजपुरी | पैखाना केन्ने बा? |
| Bosnian – Bosanski |
Gdje je toalet? Gdje je WC? |
| Breton – Brezhoneg | Pelec'h emañ ar privezioù? |
| Bulgarian – Български | Къде е тоалетната? |
| Catalan – Català |
On és el lavabo? On és la cambra de bany? |
| Cebuano – Cebuano |
Asa ang banyo? Aha ang banyo? Dis-a ang banyo? Diin ang banyo? Diin ang kasilyas? Diin ang CR? |
| Chamorro – Finu' Chamoru |
Månu na gaige i kemmon? Mångge i kemmon? |
| Chechen – Нохчийн Мотт | Ара мичахь ю |
| Cherokee – ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ | ᎭᏢ ᏙᏯ ᎤᎾᏨᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ |
| Chinese (Cantonese) – 廣東話 / 广东话 |
廁所喺邊度呀？ 洗手間喺邊度呀？ |
| Chinese (Hakka) – 客家語 / 客家语 / 客家話 / 客家话 | 廁所係奈嘢？ |
| Chinese (Mandarin) – 官话 / 官話 / 北方話 / 北方话 |
廁所在哪裡？ 洗手間哪裡？ |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) – 上海闲话 / 上海话 / 沪语 | 汏手间勒勒何里耷？ |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) – 臺灣話 / 臺語 | 便所佇佗位？ |
| Cornish – Kernowek |
Ple'ma an bisva? Ple'ma an privedhyow? |
| Corsican – Corsu, Lingua corsa | Induve sò e toilettes? |
| Croatian – Hrvatski | Gdje je zahod? |
| Cuyonon – Cuyonon | Adin ang kasilias? |
| Czech – Čeština |
Kde je prosím záchod? Nevíte prosím (Vás) kde je záchod? Nevíte prosím (Vás) kde jsou toalety? Nevíš prosím (Tě) kde je záchod? Nevíš prosím (Tě) kde jsou toalety? |
| Danish – Dansk | Hvor er toilettet? |
| Dutch – Nederlands |
Waar is de WC? Waar is het toilet? |
| Elfdalian – Övdalsk | Hvar ir skalhúsað? |
| English |
Where is the bathroom? Can you tell me where the restroom is? Which way is the washroom? I need to use the toilet, where can I find it? Where is the loo? Can you point me to the WC? Where's the toilet? Where is the lavatory? Where's the powder room? Where's the men’s room? Where's the women’s room? Where's the gents? Where's the ladies? Where's the little boy’s room? Where's the little girl’s room? Where's the bog? USA: Where is the bathroom? (Most common) Where is the restroom? (Very common) Where is the ladies' room / mens' room? (Very common) Where is the john? (Slightly more informal and casual) Where is the potty? (Typically used by young children) Canada: Where is the bathroom? (Most common) Where is the washroom? (Most common) United Kingdom: Where is the toilet? (Most common) Where is the loo? (Slightly more formal, but still common) Where is the ladies' / gents'? (Slightly more formal, but common) Where is the lavatory? (Not very common) Where is the bog? (Informal, casual) Australia Where is the bathroom / toilet? (Most common) Where is the dunny? (Informal, casual) New Zealand Where is the bathroom / toilet? (Most common) Where is the bog? (Informal, casual) |
| English (Old) – Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc | Hwǣr is þæt gangsetl? |
| Esperanto – Esperanto |
Kie estas la necesejo? Kie estas la banejo? |
| Estonian – Eesti |
Kus asub tualettruum? Kus on tualett? Kus on wc? |
| Ewe – Èʋegbe | Fika afɔdzi le? |
| Extremaduran – Estremeñu | Óndi está el serviciu? |
| Faroese – Føroyskt | Hvar er vesi? |
| Fijian – Na Vosa Vakaviti | E vei na vale-lailai? |
| Finnish – Suomi |
Missä on vessa? Missä vessa on? Missä WC on? |
| Flemish – Vlaams | Waor is 't gemak? |
| Flemish (West) – West-Vlaams | Woar is 't WC? |
| French – Français | Où sont les toilettes? |
| Frisian (North) – Frasch, Fresk, Freesk, Friisk | Weer as et hüüschen? |
| Frisian (West) – Frysk | Wêr is it húske? |
| Friulian – Furlan | Dulà isal il bagn? |
| Galician – Galego |
Onde está o baño? Onde está o aseo? |
| Gascon – Gascon | On se pot lavar las mans? |
| Georgian – ქართული | ტუალეტი სად არის |
| German – Deutsch | Wo ist die Toilette? |
| Greek – Ελληνικά |
Πού είναι η τουαλέτα? Πού είναι το μπάνιο? |
| Greenlandic – Kalaallisut | Naak W.C-ii? |
| Gujarati – ગુજરાતી | સૌચાલય ક્યાં છે? |
| Haitian Creole – Kreyòl | Kote twalèt la? |
| Hausa – Harshen Hausa | I na makewayi ya ke? |
| Hawaiian – ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi | Aia i hea ka lua? |
| Hebrew – עברית | איפה השרותים |
| Hindi – हिन्दी | टॉयलेट कहाँ हैं? |
| Hmong, Mong – lus Hmoob, lug Moob, lol Hmongb | Chav dej nyob qhovtwg? |
| Hungarian – Magyar | Hol van a mosdó? |
| Icelandic – Íslenska | Hvar er klósettið? |
| Igbo – Asụsụ Igbo | Ké ébé ḿkpóchí dì? |
| Ilocano, Ilokano – Iloko, Iluko, Pagsasao nga Ilokano |
Sadino ti banio? Ayanna ti banio? |
| Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia |
Di manakah toilet? Di manakah kamar mandi? Di manakah WC? |
| Interlingua – Interlingua |
Ubi es le w.c.? Ubi es le lavatorio? |
| Inuktitut – ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ | ᓇᐅᖕ ᐊᓇᕐᕕ? |
| Inupiat – Iñupiaq, Iñupiatun |
Sumi anarvik? Naung anarvik? Naami anaġvik? Itchuqtaaġvik? |
| Irish, Gaelic – Gaeilge | Cá bhfuil an leithreas? |
| Italian – Italiano |
Dov'è la toilette? Dov'è il bagno? |
| Italian (Roman) – Romanesco, Romano | 'Ndo sta er cacatóre? |
| Japanese – 日本語 |
便所はどこですか? トイレはどこですか? 手洗いはどこですか? |
| Javanese – Basa Jawa |
Paturasanipun wọnten pundi? Paturasané ạnạ ngendi? |
| Jersey French – Jèrriais |
Où'est qu'est la p'tite maîson ès hoummes? Où'est qu'est la p'tite maîson ès fenmes? Où'est qu'est la p'tite maîson? Où'est qu'est la tchiêrêsse? Où'est qu'est la chiotte? |
| Jutlandic, Jutish – Jysk |
Hvor er æ toilett? Hwo er æ toilett? |
| Kalmyk Oirat – Хальмг келн | Нуужнг альд? |
| Kannada – ಕನ್ನಡ |
ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ? ಟಾಯ್ಲೆಟ್ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ? |
| Kashmiri – कॉशुर | टायलेट कति छि? |
| Kazakh – Қазақ тілі / Қазақша |
Дәретхана қай жерде? Әжетхана қай жерде? |
| Khmer – ភាសាខ្មែរ | បង្គន់ នៅ ឯណា? |
| Khoekhoe, Nama – Khoekhoegowab | ǂKhari-omsa maba hâ? |
| Kinyarwanda – Kinyarwanda | Aho kwituma ni he? |
| Klingon – tlhIngan Hol | nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'? |
| Korean – 한국어 | 화장실이 어디예요? |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) – Kurmancî, Kurdiya Jorîn |
Hemam li ku ye? Hemam le kiwê ye? |
| Kurdish (Sorani) – Kurdîy Nawendî, Soranî | Awdestxaneke li kwê ye? |
| Kyrgyz – Кыргызча | Даараткана кайда? |
| Lakota Sioux – Lakȟótiyapi | Otȟáŋkaye kiŋ tuktél úŋ he? |
| Lao – ພາສາລາວ | ຫ້ອງ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ |
| Latin – Latina |
Ubi sunt latrinae? Ubi sunt loca secreta? Ubi est conclave necessarium? Ubi est balneum? |
| Latvian – Latviešu | Kur ir tualete? |
| Limburgish – Limburgs |
Woe is 't prevāthoes? Woe is 't twalèt? |
| Lithuanian – Lietuvių | Kur yra tualetas? |
| Lojban – la .lojban. | ma stuzi le vimku'a |
| Luxembourgish – Lëtzebuergesch | Wou ass d'Toilette? |
| Macedonian – Македонски | Каде е тоалетот? |
| Malagasy – Malagasy |
Aiza ny toilety? Aiza yn kabone? |
| Malay – Bahasa Melayu | Di mana tandas? |
| Malayalam – മലയാളം | കക്കൂസ് എവിടെയാണ്? |
| Maltese – Malti |
Fejn hu t-tojlit? Fejn hi l-kamra tal-banju? |
| Manx, Gaelic – y Ghaelg, y Ghailck |
C'raad ta'n thie-veg? C'raad ta'n premmee-deiney? C'raad ta'n premmee-mraane? C'raad ta'n shamyr-oonlee? |
| Māori – Te Reo | Kei hea te wharepaku? |
| Marathi – मराठी | संडास कुठे आहे? |
| Marshallese – Kajin M̧ajeļ | Ewi em jirikrik in? |
| Mongolian – Монгол хэл | Бие засах газар хаана байдаг вэ |
| Nahuatl, Aztec – Nahuatlahtolli |
¿Campa in cuitlacalli? ¿Campa in axixcalli? ¿Campa in alticalli? ¿Campa in tlapiazoti? ¿Campa in tlapiazohualoyan? |
| Ndebele (Northern) – amaNdebele | Ingaphi ithwelethi? |
| Ndebele (Southern) – isiNdebele | Iphi indlwana yokuzithuma? |
| Nepali – नेपाली | शौचालय कता छ? |
| Newari, Nepal Bhasa – नेपाल भाषा | खिखांमुगः गन दु? |
| Sami (Northern) – Davvisámegiella | Gos hivsset lea? |
| Sotho (Northern) – Sesotho sa Leboa | Thoilete e kae? |
| Norwegian – Norsk bokmål |
Hvor er toalettet? Kvar er toalettet? |
| Occitan – Occitan | Ont son los comuns? |
| Oriya – ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସୌଚାଳୟ କେଉଁଠି ଅଛି? |
| Papiamento – Papiamentu |
Unda e baño ta? Na unda e baño ta? |
| Pashto – پښتو | تشناب چ ېرې دي؟ |
| Persian, Farsi – فارسی | دستشويي کجاست؟ |
| Picard – Picard | D'ousqu'il est ech tchioér? |
| Plautdietsch – Plattdeutsch | Wua es dee Sse'kjreet? |
| Polish – Polski | Gdzie jest toaleta? |
| Portuguese – Português |
Portugal:
Onde está o WC? Onde está a casa de banho? Onde estão as casas de banho? Onde estão os lavabos? Brazil: Onde é o toalete? Onde fica o toalete? Onde é o sanitário? Onde fica o sanitário? Onde é o lavabo? Onde fica o lavabo? Onde é o lavatório? Onde fica o lavatório? Onde fica o banheiro? Onde há um banheiro? Onde há um banheiro por aqui? Onde eu encontro um banheiro? Onde eu acho um banheiro? Onde eu encontro um banheiro por aqui? Onde eu acho um banheiro por aqui? |
| Punjabi – پنجابی | ٹوائلٹ کِتھے وا؟ |
| Quechua – Runa Simi |
¿Maypi bañu? ¿Maypi hispana wasi? ¿Maypi aqa wasi? |
| Romanian – Română | Unde este toaleta? |
| Romansh – Rumantsch, Rumàntsch, Romauntsch, Romontsch | Nua è tualetta? |
| Russian – Русский | Где находится туалет? |
| Rusyn – Русиньска бесїда, Русиньскый язык | Де є захӱд? |
| Sakha, Yakut – Саха тыла | Туалет ханна баарый? |
| Samoan – Gagana fa'a Sāmoa | O fea le fale ta'ele? |
| Sanskrit – संस्कृतम् | शौचालयः कुत्रास्ति? |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) – Sardu Logudoresu | Ainue est su bagnu? |
| Scots – Scots |
Whaur's the toilet? Whaur's the lavvy? Whaur's the wattrie? |
| Scottish Gaelic – Gàidhlig | Càite bheil an taigh beag? |
| Serbian – Српски / Srpski |
Где је тоалет? / Gde je toalet? Где је купатило? / Gde je kupatilo? |
| Sotho (Southern), Sesotho – Sesotho |
Ntloana e kae? Batekamore e kae? |
| Shona – ChiShona | Chimbuzi chiripi? |
| Sicilian – Sicilianu |
Unn’è u bagnu? Agghiri unn’è u bagnu? Unn’è u cabbinettu? Agghiri unn’è u cabbinettu? |
| Sinhala – සිංහල | වැසිකිළිය කොහෙද ථියෙන්නෙ |
| Slovak – Slovenčina |
Kde je záchod? Kde je WC? |
| Slovenian – Slovenščina | Kje imate stranišče? |
| Somali – Af-Soomaali | Musqusha aawey? |
| Spanish – Español |
¿Dónde están los aseos ¿Dónde están los sanitarios? ¿Dónde está el baño? ¿Dónde está el cuarto de baño? |
| Sudanese – Basa Sunda | Dupi jamban palih mana? |
| Swahili – Kiswahili | Choo kiko wapi? |
| Swazi – SiSwati | Iphi indlu lencane? |
| Swedish – Svenska | Var är toaletten? |
| Swiss German – Schwiizerdütsch | Wo isch d'Toilette? |
| Tagalog – Tagalog |
Nasaan ang kasilyas? Nasaan ang banyo? Nasaan ang CR? |
| Tamil – தமிழ் |
குளியலறை எங்கே உள்ளது? குளியலற எங்க இருக்கு? |
| Tatar – Tatar Tele, Tatarça | Bädräf qayda? |
| Telugu – తెలుగు | దొడ్డి గది ఎక్కడ ఉన్నది? |
| Tetum – Lia-Tetun | Sintina iha ne'ebe? |
| Thai – ไทย |
ห้องน้ำอยู่ไหน? ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน? |
| Tibetan – ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་ | གཙང་སྤྱོད་ག་བ་ཡོད་པ་རེད། |
| Tigrinya – ትግርኛ | ኣበይ ኣሎ ሽንቲ ቤት? |
| Tok Pisin – Tok Pisin | Smolhaus i stap we? |
| Tongan – lea faka-Tonga | Ko fē ‘a e falemālōlō? |
| Tsez, Dido – Цезйас мец | Нā хIажатхан ричIих? |
| Tsonga – Xitsonga | Xana xi kumeka kwihi xihambukelo? |
| Tswana – Setswana | Ntlwana ya boitiketso e kae? |
| Turkish – Türkçe | Tuvalet nerede? |
| Tuvaluan – Te Ggana Tuuvalu, Te Gagana Tuuvalu | Tēfea te fale fōliki? |
| Ukrainian – Українська | Де туалет? |
| Urdu – اردو | بيت الخلا خانہ کہا ںہے؟ |
| Uyghur – ئۇيغۇر تىلى | ھاجەتخانا قايەردە؟ |
| Uzbek – Oʻzbekcha | Hojathona qay yerda? |
| Venetian – Vèneto |
Dove xeƚo el bagno? Indove xeƚo el bagno? |
| Vietnamese – Tiếng Việt | Cầu tiêu ở đâu? |
| Volapük – Volapük | Kiöpo binom tvalet? |
| Võro – Võro kiil | Kon kimmerg om? |
| Welsh – Cymraeg |
Ble mae'r toiled? Ble mae'r lle chwech? Ble mae'r tŷ bach? |
| Wolof – Wolof | Ana wanaag wi? |
| Xhosa – isiXhosa | Liphi igumbi langasese? |
| Yiddish – ייִדיש |
וווּ איז דער טואלעט? וווּ איז דער בית הכסא? וווּ איז דאָס באֶדצימער? |
| Yolngu – Yolŋu Matha, Yuulngu | Ŋala Toilit? |
| Yoruba – Èdè Yorùbá | Nibo ni ile igbọnsẹ wa? |
| Yucatec Maya – Màaya T'àan | Tu'ux yan u kuuchi T'uuchtaj? |
| Zazaki – Zazaki | Tuvalet koti o? |
| Zulu – isiZulu |
Likuphi ikamelo lokugezela? Likuphi itholethe? |
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