There are several ways to say toilet in English

Toilet The Complete Works of English

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Can I use the restroom?

I need to go to the toilet!

I need to pee!

Going to the toilet or is it the lavatory or the loo?

I am afraid that the English words I want to talk to you here cannot be learned from the teacher, or even from books. Hard to find. Because even foreigners are inevitably embarrassed when talking about their bodies and the things that come out of them. But in fact these are common words in life, and you should not only know what they mean and how to use them, but you should also know where to avoid using these words!

(The following is based on British English)

Names of appliances in the bathroom (English for plumbers)

press the handle to flush, if The pull rope type is pull the train

lift/put down the lid/seat lift (put down) the toilet seat (seat)

If the pan is full and won't empty, it's blocked The toilet is blocked!

If you can't flush the cistern it doesn't work If you can't flush the cistern it doesn't work, it stinks!

Other related vocabulary

urinal urinal, for men!

bidet bidet, but legend has it that the British used it to wash their feet

chamber pot (pot)

Spittoon, bedpan, urinal. In the past, it was very common in Chinese people's homes. They were usually placed under the bed and were made of enamel. The one used by children is called potty.

Commode is a potty with a chair, for the sick and the elderly.

What should I say about the toilet?

The toilet is formal, used with strangers

The loo is used at home and among friends.

The lavatory is an outdated term.

Semi-official tone: "Do not use the lavatory while the train is standing in the station."

The lav is a children's term

According to sociologists According to the survey, the upper class people mostly use lavatory, the middle class people use toilet, and both people use loo. But no one knows what vocabulary the lower-class workers use. Perhaps for the poor, having a toilet with a toilet at home is also a luxury.

WC (water closet) can only be said to plumbers, construction workers and architects

the bogs These are the boys in school (probably naughty) and those uneducated people Said

the heads, the toilet on a boat or warship

the shithouse, this is also said by uneducated people

the privy, the outdoor toilet. It's a very old saying, Shakespeare said it every day, but it's not good to use it now. Educated ladies call it the smallest room or the powder room

The most interesting word is the Thunder Box during the British Empire.

If you are out sightseeing or shopping, pee If you are in a hurry and want to make it easier, it is best to look for the brand that says PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.

There will be a TOILETS sign at the airport, train station or bus station. In some old-fashioned public places, you will see the brands LADIES and GENTS (gentlemen).

Some people - usually old people, polite ladies - don't use the above words, they say this:

I'm just going to wash my hands.

I have to powder my nose.

Whether you are a man or a woman, a popular saying is:

I'm going to spend a penny.

Of course, this is the case since it costs money to go to the public toilet.

As an English teacher, you want your students to speak elegantly, so you should remember to say this in the classroom and during exams:

Excuse me. Can I go to the toilet (loo) ), please?

If you are in someone else’s home or office:

Can I use your loo (toilet), please?

If you don’t know the toilet Where: Where's the loo (toilet)?

On the street: Excuse me. Is there a public toilet (not loo) round here, please?

Preposition

You are in the loo/toilet — in means you are inside

on the loo/toilet — on means you are actually seated

Men stand in front of a loo/toilet to pee — Be sure to stand in front of, otherwise you will be peeing anywhere.

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Such a joke: A foreign guest wanted to go to the toilet, so he said to the translator: "I wonder if I can go somewhere?" (Can I make it easier?) But the translator misunderstood somewhere as "somewhere", so he answered "Yes, you can go anywhere in China." (Okay, you can go anywhere in China. . ) The foreign guests couldn’t help but be stunned. It can be seen that if you don't understand some expressions of "toilet" in English, you will make mistakes.

1.Public lavatory means "public toilet". In public places, the toilet doors are marked with Gent's (men's toilet), or Ladies' (women's toilet), and sometimes also marked with Men's, Men's room, Gentleman's, Women's Women's room. Such as: Where is the Gent's? (Where is the toilet?) If you would like a wash, the Gentleman's is just over there. (If you want to go to the toilet, the men's toilet is over there.)

2. Toilet is the most commonly used word. It can refer to "public toilet" or "private toilet". For example: I wonder where the toilet is. (I wonder where the toilet is.)

3.lavatory is a polite word, but not as commonly used as toilet.

4.bathroom is a written language.

5.loo is a colloquial word, which is commonly used in the UK. It mainly refers to the toilet in a private residence.

For example: Excuse me, would you like to tell me where the loo is? (Excuse me, where is the toilet?)

6. Powder room is an American idiom, commonly used by ladies. For example: I would like to powder my nose. It shows American humor.

7.wash room, washing room, westroom are often used in American English.

8. W.C. is the abbreviation of water closet. It is often used in British English and means "a toilet with water but no equipment." Imitate the form of English W and C.

9.John is slang. For example: Last night I went to visit John twice. (I went to the toilet last night.)

10. go and see one's aunt is slang, often used in British English, to mean "going to the toilet" "Go poop".