Tool to Test Your Stool
Tool to Test Your Stool

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.

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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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