How to Say ‘Where is the bathroom?’ in Portuguese
Onde fica a casa de banho?
ON-dih FEE-kah ah KAH-zah duh BAHN-yoo
[ON-dih FEE-kah ah KAH-zah duh BAHN-yoo]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, [casa de banho] is the normal everyday way to ask for the bathroom. It is the safest choice in cafés, restaurants, and stations.
Phrase Breakdown
Onde
[ON-dih]
where
Question word used to ask about location.
Onde fica a estação?
Where is the station?
fica
[FEE-kah]
is located
Used to ask where a place is situated.
O hotel fica perto daqui.
The hotel is located near here.
a
[ah]
the
Feminine singular definite article.
A casa de banho está ali.
The bathroom is over there.
casa
[KAH-zah]
house
Literally means house; in this expression it forms part of the phrase for bathroom.
A casa de banho fica ao fundo.
The bathroom is at the back.
de
[duh]
of
Common preposition meaning of or from.
A porta de casa de banho está fechada.
The bathroom door is closed.
banho
[BAHN-yoo]
bath
Literally bath; together with casa de banho it means bathroom.
A casa de banho tem um banho grande.
The bathroom has a big bath.
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