How to ask "Where is the toilet?" in Spanish
Say ¿Dónde está el baño?. It sounds like DON-deh ess-TAH el BAN-yoh.
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What to say
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Excuse me
Perdone
Sounds like pair-DOH-neh
Start with this to get someone's attention.
Where is the toilet?
¿Dónde está el baño?
Sounds like DON-deh ess-TAH el BAN-yoh
Where is the beach?
¿Dónde está la playa?
Sounds like DON-deh ess-TAH la PLY-ah
Where is the station?
¿Dónde está la estación?
Sounds like DON-deh ess-TAH la ess-ta-thee-ON
Where is the pharmacy?
¿Dónde está la farmacia?
Sounds like DON-deh ess-TAH la far-MAH-thee-ah
Where is a cash machine?
¿Dónde hay un cajero?
Sounds like DON-deh eye oon ka-HEH-roh
I'm lost
Me he perdido
Sounds like meh eh pair-DEE-doh
What you may hear
On the left
A la izquierda
Sounds like ah la eeth-kee-AIR-da
On the right
A la derecha
Sounds like ah la deh-REH-cha
Straight on
Todo recto
Sounds like TOH-doh REK-toh
It's closed
Está cerrado
Sounds like ess-TAH theh-RAH-doh
Good to know
- Dónde está means "where is". Put any place after it.
- Signs for the toilet may say "aseos" or "servicios".
- Watch their hands. People point as they answer.
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