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Toilet has several expressions in English.
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May I use the bathroom?
I have to pee in the bathroom!
I have to pee!
Go to the bathroom or go to the bathroom or go to the bathroom?
I'm afraid the English words I want to tell you here can't be learned by teachers or even found in books. Because even foreigners feel embarrassed when they talk about their bodies and what they excrete. But in fact, these are common words in life. You should not only know their meanings and usage, but also know where to avoid using these words!
(The following content is based on British English)
Bathroom Plumber English.
Press the handle and press the handle for flushing. If it is pulling a rope, it is pulling a train.
Open/put down the toilet lid/toilet lid (seat cushion).
If the toilet is full and won't empty, it's blocked!
If you can't flush the perfume, it won't work. It stinks!
Other related words
Urinal urinal, for men!
The bidet uses a bathtub, but it is said that the British use it to wash their feet.
chamber pot
Spitoon, bedpan, urinal. In the past, it was very common in people's homes in China. It was usually placed under the bed and made of enamel. It's called a children's urinal.
Bedpans with chairs for the sick and the elderly.
What should I say about the toilet?
The toilet is very formal and is used by strangers.
Toilets are used between home and friends.
Obsolete statement of toilet.
Semi-official tone: "Don't use the toilet when the train stops at the station."
Lava children's language
According to the survey of sociologists, the upper class mainly uses toilets, the middle class uses toilets, and both of them use loo. But no one knows what words the lower-level workers use. Perhaps having a toilet with a toilet at home is also a luxury for the poor.
WC (toilet bowl) can only be said to plumbers, construction workers and architects.
Swamp, this is what the boys at school (who may be naughty) and those who have no education say.
A toilet on a ship or warship.
That's what uneducated people say.
Private outdoor toilet. This is an old saying. Shakespeare says this every day, but it doesn't work well now. Educated ladies call it the smallest room or dressing room.
The most interesting word comes from Thunderbox in British Empire.
If you are in a hurry to urinate in the light or when shopping, you'd better find a brand that says public discount.
There will be toilet signs at airports, railway stations or bus stations. In some old-fashioned public places, you will see ladies and men's brands.
Some people-usually old people and polite ladies-don't use these words. They say this:
I am going to wash my hands.
I have to fix my makeup.
Whether male or female, the popular saying is:
I want to spend a penny.
Of course, since going to public toilets costs money, there is such a saying.
As an English teacher, everyone wants students to speak elegantly, so you should remember to say:
Excuse me. May I go to the toilet, please?
If you are in someone's home or office:
Excuse me, may I use your bathroom?
If you don't know where the toilet is: where is loo?
On the street: Sorry. Excuse me, is there a public toilet (not a toilet) near here?
preposition
You're in the toilet-going in means you're inside.
Being in the toilet/toilet means that you are really sitting.
Men stand in front of the toilet to pee-never stand in front of the toilet, or you will pee everywhere.
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Such a joke: a foreign guest wants to go to the toilet, so he says to the translator, "I wonder if I can go somewhere?" A: May I use it? However, the translator misunderstood somewhere as "somewhere" and replied, "Yes, you can go anywhere in China." Ok, you can go anywhere in China. ) The foreign guests couldn't help being taken aback. Obviously, it would be a mistake if you don't understand some expressions of "toilet" in English.
1. Public toilet means "public toilet". In public places, the doors of toilets are marked with gent's (men's toilets) or ladies' s (women's toilets), and sometimes with men's toilets, men's toilets and men's and women's toilets. For example. Where is the toilet? If you want to wash, the men's room is over there. If you want to go to the bathroom, the men's room is over there. )
2. Toilet is the most commonly used word. It can refer to "public toilets" or "private toilets". I want to know where the toilet is. I want to know where the toilet is. )
Toilet is a polite expression, but it is not as common as toilet.
Bathroom is a written language.
5.loo is a colloquial word, which is commonly used in Britain, mainly referring to toilets in private houses. Excuse me, can you tell me where the bathroom is? Excuse me, where is the toilet? )
6. Powder room is American English, which is commonly used by women. I want to powder my nose. This shows American humor.
7.washing room, washing room and westroom are commonly used in American English.
8. W.C. is the abbreviation of water closet, which is often used in British English to mean "toilet with pumping device but no equipment". Sometimes it can also be expressed by gestures, that is, the thumb and forefinger form a circle, and the other three points point upwards, imitating the forms of English W and C.
9. John is slang. I visited John twice last night. I went to the toilet last night. )
10. Go and see one's aunt is a common slang in British English, which means "going to the toilet" and "going to defecate".
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