baño
everyday, Argentina
The usual word in Argentina is baño. On signs in restaurants and public places you may also see toilette or sanitarios.
Meaning: room with a toilet (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| baño | everyday, Argentina |
| sanitarios | formal |
| toilette | signs, formal |
To ask where it is, say ¿Dónde está el baño? or the more polite ¿Me indica dónde está el baño?
Is it said differently in some regions?
Argentines pronounce toilette roughly like the French word, a reminder of the French influence on Buenos Aires life. For a private home baño is the normal word.
Did you know?
- Disculpá is the vos form of the command, used among people who speak casually. A formal speaker would say disculpe.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde está el baño, por favor?Where is the bathroom, please?
- El baño está al fondo a la derecha.The bathroom is at the back on the right.
Example conversation
Martín asks a waiter named Esteban for the bathroom in a restaurant in Córdoba.
- MartínDisculpá, ¿dónde está el baño?Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
- EstebanAl fondo, a la izquierda.At the back, on the left.
- MartínGracias.Thanks.
