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How to Say ‘The bathroom’ in Portuguese

A casa de banho

ah KAH-zah duh BAH-nyoo

[ah KAH-zah duh BAH-nyoo]

💬 Usage Tip: casa de banho is the word for a toilet in Portugal. banheiro is Brazilian and will sound foreign here.

Phrase Breakdown

A casa

ah KAH-zah

The house / room

First half of the expression for 'bathroom'. Say 'a KA-za'.

Example

A casa é grande.

The house is big.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

casa

[KAH-zah]

room (in 'casa de banho')

Literally 'house'; 'casa de banho' is the European Portuguese word for bathroom/toilet.

Example

Onde fica a casa de banho?

Where is the bathroom?

de banho

duh BAH-nyoo

of bath

Completes 'casa de banho' (bathroom in Portugal). 'Nh' sounds like 'ny': 'd' BA-nyoo'.

Example

Toalha de banho.

Bath towel.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

banho

[BAH-nyoo]

bath

Noun meaning bath; 'casa de banho' is the Portuguese word for bathroom/toilet.

Example

Vou tomar um banho.

I'm going to take a bath.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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