How to Say "Bath Towel" in French

serviette de bain

/sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃/feminine

The English phrase "bath towel" is serviette de bain in French.

The phrase refers specifically to a towel used for drying the body.

Meaning: towel for drying the body (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of serviette (towel) and de bain (of bath).

While serviette can mean any small towel or napkin, adding de bain specifies that it is for bathing/body use.

The noun serviette is feminine, so the indefinite article used is une rather than un.

/sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃/

In French, the word serviette is used for both a bathroom towel and a gym towel, but it can also refer to a feminine hygiene pad.
The word bain shares a common root with the French word bagne, which refers to a penal colony or hard-labor prison.
In some French-speaking regions, a very small towel used specifically for the face or hands is called a gant de toilette, which literally translates to 'toilet glove'.

Il n'y a qu'une serviette de bain.
There is only one bath towel.
This sentence is useful for expressing that there is only one serviette de bain.
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Excusez-moi, pourriez-vous me donner une serviette de bain ?
Excuse me, could you give me a bath towel?
Hé, est-ce que je peux avoir une serviette de toilette ?
Hey, can I have a bath towel?
J'ai besoin d'une serviette de bain propre.
I need a clean bath towel.
Où est la serviette de bain bleue ?
Where is the blue bath towel?

Nathan and Chloé are in the bathroom getting ready for the shower.

Nathan

Chloé, as-tu vu ma serviette de bain ?
Chloé, have you seen my bath towel?
Chloé

Elle est sur le crochet, Nathan.
It is on the hook, Nathan.
Nathan

Merci, elle est très douce.
Thanks, it is very soft.
Chloé

De rien, profite bien de ta douche.
You're welcome, enjoy your shower.

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