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"Where is the bathroom?" in Hindi: बाथरूम कहाँ है?

बाथरूम कहाँ है?baathroom kahaan hai?

Say it: BAATH-room ka-HAAN haiphrase/bɑːt̪ʰruːm kəɦɑ̃ː ɦɛː/

Note: formal: शौचालय कहाँ है? (shauchaalay kahaan hai?)

Where is the bathroom? is बाथरूम कहाँ है? (baathroom kahaan hai?). Keep the whole question and चंद्रबिंदु on कहाँ. Formal शौचालय is only the note.

Café

सुनिए, बाथरूम कहाँ है?

suniye, baathroom kahaan hai?

Excuse me — where is the bathroom?
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How to pronounce बाथरूम कहाँ है?

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BAATH-room ka-HAAN hai

/bɑːt̪ʰruːm kəɦɑ̃ː ɦɛː/

Baathroom kahaan hai: BAATH-room (copy baathroom), ka-HAAN with nasal ँ, hai.

"Where is the bathroom?" in Hindi: quick reference

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बाथरूम कहाँ है?baathroom kahaan hai?Where is the bathroom?

Default ask.

कृपया बाथरूम कहाँ है?kripya baathroom kahaan hai?Please, where is the bathroom?

Softer.

महिला बाथरूम कहाँ है?mahila baathroom kahaan hai?Where is the women's bathroom?

Gendered signs.

पुरुष बाथरूम कहाँ है?purush baathroom kahaan hai?Where is the men's bathroom?

Gendered signs.

How to use बाथरूम कहाँ है? in real life

  1. 1Café

    सुनिए, बाथरूम कहाँ है?

    suniye, baathroom kahaan hai?

    Excuse me — where is the bathroom?

    Ask.

  2. 2Mall

    दूसरी मंज़िल पर बाथरूम कहाँ है?

    doosri manzil par baathroom kahaan hai?

    Where is the bathroom on the second floor?

    Inside.

  3. 3Polite

    माफ़ कीजिए, बाथरूम कहाँ है?

    maaf kijiye, baathroom kahaan hai?

    Sorry — where is the bathroom?

    Aap soft.

Mistakes English speakers make with बाथरूम कहाँ है?

Incorrect: Writing कहां without chandrabindu

Correct: कहाँ with ँ

Copy कहाँ exactly in बाथरूम कहाँ है?

Incorrect: Using only शौचालय on this page

Correct: Everyday question is बाथरूम कहाँ है?

शौचालय is the formal note.

Good to know

Cafés and metros answer बाथरूम कहाँ है? with a point and चाबी sometimes. Formal offices may say शौचालय, but travelers stick to बाथरूम. Keep baathroom romanization as in the entry.

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  1. ChatPal

    आपको कुछ चाहिए?

    aapko kuchh chahiye?

    Do you need something?

  2. You

    हाँ, बाथरूम कहाँ है?

    haan, baathroom kahaan hai?

    Yes — where is the bathroom?

  3. ChatPal

    सीधे जाएँ, बाईं तरफ़

    seedhe jaayen, baayin taraf.

    Go straight, on the left.

  4. You

    धन्यवाद, बाथरूम कहाँ हैसमझ गया

    dhanyavaad, baathroom kahaan hai — samajh gaya.

    Thanks — where is the bathroom — got it.

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Common questions about "Where is the bathroom?" in Hindi

How do you ask where the bathroom is?

बाथरूम कहाँ है?

Chandrabindu?

Yes — कहाँ with ँ.

Formal note?

शौचालय कहाँ है? — not required here.

Softer?

कृपया बाथरूम कहाँ है?

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