बाथरूम
bathroomeveryday, English loan
There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. Most people simply say बाथरूम (bathroom). Older or traditional words are गुसलखाना (gusalkhaana) for a washing room and शौचालय (shauchalay) for a toilet.
Meaning: room for washing or toilet (noun)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| बाथरूम | bathroom | everyday, English loan |
| गुसलखाना | gusalkhaana | traditional |
| शौचालय | shauchalay | formal, toilet |
To ask for it, say बाथरूम कहाँ है? (bathroom kahan hai). For a toilet specifically, टॉयलेट कहाँ है? (toilet kahan hai) is common.
Which one should you use?
In many Indian homes the bathroom and the toilet are separate rooms, so the two words are not always interchangeable.
Did you know?
- शौचालय (shauchalay) is the word printed on public toilet signs in Hindi.
Examples in context
- बाथरूम कहाँ है?bathroom kahan hai?Where is the bathroom?
- शौचालय सीधे जाकर दाईं तरफ़ है।shauchalay seedhe jaakar daayin taraf hai.The toilet is straight ahead on the right.
Example conversation
A guest, Mr. Singh, asks his host Deepa for the bathroom.
- Mr. Singhमाफ़ कीजिए, बाथरूम कहाँ है?maaf kijiye, bathroom kahan hai?Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
- Deepaवह उस कमरे के पीछे है।woh us kamre ke peeche hai.It is behind that room.
- Mr. Singhधन्यवाद।dhanyavaad.Thank you.
