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.
sorry, I didn't mean to post this another time.
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.
okay, thank you so much:-) Bonne nuit.
sorry I mean Bon Nuit MathMate;-)
Bonne nuit à toi aussi!
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
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?
More generally I use 'le WC' in France, but again depends on where I am.
You would say "Est-ce-que je peux aller aux toilettes
Sure! I can help you with that. To properly pronounce the phrase "Can I go to the washroom?" or "May I go to the washroom?", you can follow these steps:
1. Break it down into smaller parts: "Can-I-go-to-the-wash-room" or "May-I-go-to-the-wash-room".
2. Let's start with the first word, "Can" or "May". Pronounce the letter "C" as "kuh" and then add the sound "an" or "ay". So, you would say "kuh-an" or "may".
3. For the word "I", simply say the letter "I" as in "eye".
4. "Go" is pronounced as it is spelled, with a short "o" sound followed by a "g" sound: "goh".
5. "To" is pronounced as "tuh".
6. "The" is pronounced like the short "thuh", as in "thee".
7. Finally, "washroom" is broken down into two parts: "wash" and "room". Pronounce "wash" as "wosh" (rhymes with "posh") and "room" as "room" (rhymes with "boom").
Putting it all together, for "Can I go to the washroom?", it would be pronounced as "kuh-an eye go tuh thuh wosh-room". For "May I go to the washroom?", it would be pronounced as "may eye go tuh thuh wosh-room".
Remember to speak slowly and clearly as you practice, and take your time to find a pronunciation that you feel comfortable with.