洗手间在哪儿 Where Is the Bathroom in Chinese

我wǒ在zài一家yì jiā商店shāngdiàn买mǎi东西dōngxi，买mǎi了le很久hěnjiǔ，突然tūrán想xiǎng上shàng洗手间xǐshǒujiān。

I was shopping at a store for a long time, and suddenly I needed to use the restroom.

我wǒ问wèn一个yí ge服务员fúwùyuán：“请问qǐngwèn，洗手间xǐshǒujiān在zài哪儿nǎr？”

I asked a clerk: "Excuse me, where is the restroom?"

服务员fúwùyuán说shuō：“你nǐ一直yìzhí走zǒu，然后ránhòu往wǎng左边zuǒbiān走zǒu，就jiù到dào了le。”

The clerk said: "Walk straight ahead, then turn left, and you'll be there."

我wǒ说shuō了le谢谢xièxiè，就jiù一直yìzhí往wǎng前qián走zǒu。

I said thank you, and walked straight ahead.

走zǒu了le一会儿yíhuìr，我wǒ看见kànjiàn一个yí ge门mén，门mén上shàng写xiě着zhe“洗手间xǐshǒujiān”三sān个ge字zì。

After walking for a while, I saw a door with the three characters for "restroom" written on it.

我wǒ进jìn了le门mén，终于zhōngyú找到zhǎodào了le洗手间xǐshǒujiān。

I went through the door and finally found the restroom.

出来chūlái以后yǐhòu，我wǒ又yòu看见kànjiàn那个nàge服务员fúwùyuán，她tā笑着xiàozhe问wèn我wǒ：“找到zhǎodào了le吗ma？”我wǒ说shuō：“找到zhǎodào了le，谢谢xièxiè你nǐ。”

After I came out, I saw the clerk again — she smiled and asked me: "Did you find it?" I said: "I found it, thank you."

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Key words 生词

洗手间xǐshǒujiānrestroom; bathroom

请问qǐngwènexcuse me; may I ask

服务员fúwùyuánclerk; attendant

一直yìzhístraight; continuously

左边zuǒbiānleft side

找到zhǎodàoto find

洗手间在哪儿？(Where is the bathroom?)

洗手间在哪儿 is the standard way to ask where the restroom is — 在哪儿 means 'is where' and follows the place you're asking about.

请问，洗手间在哪儿？— Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

一直走 (go straight)

一直走 tells someone to keep walking straight in the same direction without turning.

你一直走，就到了。— Walk straight ahead, and you'll be there.

往 + direction + 走 (walk towards...)

往 marks the direction of movement — 往 + left/right/front + 走 means to walk in that direction.

往左边走。— Walk to the left / Turn left.

1. What phrase does the narrator use to ask where the bathroom is?

2. According to the clerk's directions, which way should the narrator turn after walking straight?

3. How did the narrator know they had found the right door?

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