Homework Help Forum: French

Posted by Anna on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 11:56pm.

I have difficulties saying "can I go to the washroom", or may I go to the washroom. can someone please tell me how to pronounce it.

• French - Anna, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 11:56pm

  sorry, I didn't mean to post this another time.

  
  

• French - MathMate, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 12:23am

  You could say, in a school environment "Est-ce que je peux aller à la salle de bain?" There may be more elaborate ways of saying the same thing, but usage depends on the context.

  
  

• French - Anna, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 12:26am

  okay, thank you so much:-) Bonne nuit.

  
  

• French - Anna, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 12:27am

  sorry I mean Bon Nuit MathMate;-)

  
  

• French - MathMate, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 12:28am

  Bonne nuit à toi aussi!

  
  

• French - SraJMcGin, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2:46am

  I doubt that you will use "la salle de bains" unless you are looking for a tub, etc.? Sra (aka Mme) usual word for washroom = le lavabo OR le cabinet de toilette

  
  

• French - MathMate, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 6:42am

  Thank you for pointing that out. The use of "salle de bains" is a canadianism that rooted from another, "washroom". What do you think of "aller aux toilettes", which according to Le Robert, is a euphemism?

  
  

• French - Dr Russ, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 10:02am

  More generally I use 'le WC' in France, but again depends on where I am.

  
  

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