화장실이 어디예요?
Where is the bathroom?
Explanation
Standard polite question for restrooms.
이 marks 화장실 as subject; 어디예요 asks where.
Very polite: 화장실이 어디에 있습니까?
화장실이 어디예요? is taught here as “Where is the bathroom?.” Learners often stop at a flashcard gloss; real fluency needs collocations, speech level, and one or two sentences you can actually say today.
Listen to the Hangul, shadow it once slowly, then once at natural speed. If romanization helps the first day, turn it off the second day so your eyes lock onto 화장실이 어디예요?, not Latin letters.
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When you can explain “화장실이 어디예요?” in one plain English sentence and produce one new Korean example without looking, you are ready to move on — then review again within 24 hours.
Examples
화장실이 어디예요? 있어요.
There is / I have Where is the bathroom?.
Existence/possession pattern with 있어요.
저는 화장실이 어디예요? 좋아해요.
I like Where is the bathroom?.
좋아하다 takes an object (often marked with 을/를 in longer sentences).
화장실이 어디예요? 뭐예요?
What is Where is the bathroom?? / What about Where is the bathroom??
Casual curious question — keep 요 for polite speech.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate word-for-word from English when using “화장실이 어디예요?” — match Korean word order (SOV) and speech level.
- Do not mix 반말 and 존댓말 in the same short exchange unless you are sure both speakers switched.
- If a page contrasts two forms, never treat them as free synonyms — pick by meaning, not by which one you memorized first.
How to practice
- Level: beginner–friendly explanation; still re-check formality with a native conversation partner when stakes are high.
- Say every example out loud, then change one slot (place, time, or person) to force production — not only recognition.
- After reading, open Chamelingo and recycle the same pattern in a lesson or speaking practice so it enters long-term memory.
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