Portuguese · Home, Clothes & Daily Life
"Toilet" in Portuguese: vaso sanitário
o vaso sanitário
Note: the room: o banheiro
Toilet (the fixture) in Portuguese is o vaso sanitário (masculine). The room is o banheiro in Brazil. Learners often need both: Where is the bathroom? = Onde fica o banheiro?
Plumbing issue
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How to pronounce vaso sanitário
Say it
VAH-zoo sah-nee-TAH-ree-oo
/ˈva.zu sa.ni.ˈta.ɾiu/
VAH-zoo sah-nee-TAH-ree-oo. Stress VAH and TAH.
"Toilet" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| o vaso sanitário | the toilet (fixture) Full name of the bowl. | Full name of the bowl. |
| o vaso | the toilet (short) Short form when clear. | Short form when clear. |
| o banheiro | the bathroom The room in Brazil. | The room in Brazil. |
| dar descarga | to flush Action at the vaso. | Action at the vaso. |
| papel higiênico | toilet paper Bathroom supply. | Bathroom supply. |
How to use vaso sanitário in real life
- 1Plumbing issue
O vaso sanitário está entupido de novo.
The toilet is clogged again.
Full phrase names the fixture.
- 2Cleaning day
Limpei o vaso com cuidado.
I cleaned the toilet carefully.
O vaso is enough in context.
- 3Hardware store
Preciso de uma tampa nova pro vaso.
I need a new lid for the toilet.
Pro vaso = for the toilet.
Mistakes English speakers make with vaso sanitário
Incorrect: Onde fica o vaso? (when you mean the room)
Correct: Onde fica o banheiro?
Banheiro is the room; vaso sanitário is the fixture.
Incorrect: Preciso do toilet.
Correct: Preciso do banheiro. / Preciso usar o vaso.
Use banheiro/vaso, not English toilet.
Good to know
In Brazil ask for the banheiro in restaurants—vaso sanitário sounds oddly technical for that ask. Apartments discuss vaso when plumbing breaks. Portugal often says casa de banho for the room; Brazil sticks with banheiro.
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Apartment maintenance
ChatPal
O vaso sanitário vazou de noite?
Did the toilet leak at night?
You
Vazou. O vaso precisa de um reparo.
It leaked. The toilet needs a repair.
ChatPal
Vou chamar alguém pro vaso.
I'll call someone for the toilet.
You
Obrigada. Evito usar esse vaso hoje.
Thanks. I'll avoid that toilet today.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Toilet" in Portuguese
Toilet room vs fixture?
Banheiro is the room; vaso sanitário is the bowl.
How do I ask in a café?
Onde fica o banheiro?
Short form?
O vaso when the fixture is clear.
Flush?
Dar descarga.
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