Asking where the restroom is in English
How to ask where the restroom is, and follow the directions.
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Ask where the toilet is
US: restroom / bathroom; UK: toilet; avoid WC
Polite: ask for the direction again
down the hall = along the hall; on your left = to your left
Check you understood the route
Add right? at the end to check
Ask if there is a fee
If not free, they may say: It's fifty cents.
Quick answers
Can't find it? Ask staff: what to say in English
Say “Where's the restroom?” — ask where the toilet is. US: restroom / bathroom; UK: toilet; avoid WC.
They spoke too fast: what to say in English
Say “Sorry, which way?” — polite: ask for the direction again. down the hall = along the hall; on your left = to your left.
Say it again in your own words: what to say in English
Say “So it's past the stairs, right?” — check you understood the route. Add right? at the end to check.
Some station toilets cost money: what to say in English
Say “Is it free?” — ask if there is a fee. If not free, they may say: It's fifty cents.