Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?
To ask "where is the toilet?" in Vietnamese, use Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?
Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu? is a question used to ask for the location of a bathroom. The term Nhà vệ sinh is the most common and neutral way to refer to a restroom in public places.
Which one should you use?
While Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu? is the standard phrase, you might also hear Nhà tắm, which can be used as a synonym though it literally translates to "bath house".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
To make the question more polite and respectful when speaking to strangers or elders, you can add the particle ạ to the end to form Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu ạ?
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the north, some people prefer using phòng vệ sinh instead of nhà vệ sinh for restroom.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Vietnamese, the question word đâu (where) is placed at the end of the sentence rather than at the beginning like in English.
Did you know?
- The word sinh used in the phrase comes from a Sino-Vietnamese root meaning 'birth', which is the same root used in words for 'life' or 'to be born'.
Examples in context
- Xin lỗi, tôi có thể hỏi nhà vệ sinh ở đâu được không?Excuse me, may I ask where the restroom is?
- Xin hỏi, nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?Excuse me, where is the toilet?
- Cho tôi hỏi nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?May I ask where the toilet is?
Example conversation
Lan is at a cafe and asks Minh for help.
- LanMinh ơi, nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?Minh, where is the toilet?
- MinhNhà vệ sinh ở đằng kia.The toilet is over there.
- LanCảm ơn anh rất nhiều.Thank you very much.
- MinhKhông có gì đâu.You're welcome.
