화장실이 어디예요?
Where is the bathroom?
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화장실 is the standard word for restroom or bathroom. 화장실이 어디예요? is a polite, direct question that works in cafés, stations, and restaurants.
이 marks 화장실 as the subject, and 어디예요 asks where it is. You can point or add 저기, “over there,” if necessary.
Staff may answer 오른쪽에 있어요 (“It is on the right”) or 저쪽이에요 (“It is over there”). Learn the question first; a gesture can help with the reply.
Examples
실례합니다, 화장실이 어디예요?
Sillyehamnida, hwajangsiri eodiyeyo?
Excuse me, where is the restroom?
화장실은 저쪽에 있어요.
Hwajangsil-eun jeojjoge isseoyo.
The restroom is over there.
Mini dialogue
A: 실례합니다. 화장실이 어디예요?
A: Excuse me. Where is the restroom?
B: 오른쪽에 있어요.
B: It is on the right.
Common mistakes
- Do not confuse 화장실 with 화장, which means makeup.
- Use 어디예요 for “where is it?”, not 얼마예요, “how much is it?”
How to practice
- Polite enough for public places.
- In a very formal situation, 화장실이 어디에 있습니까? is possible but usually unnecessary.
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What is the Korean word for restroom?
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