Bathroom in Greek
μπάνιο
mpanio — bathroom
Hear μπάνιο
Μπάνιο (mpanio) is the bathroom as a room, stressed MPA-nio, with the μπ sounding like an English b at the start of a word. It is the word for the room in a house, and it also means a bath or a swim — πάμε για μπάνιο is an invitation to the sea, not to wash.
Out in public the word shifts. What you ask a waiter or a shopkeeper for is η τουαλέτα, which points at the facility rather than the room. Πού είναι η τουαλέτα; is the sentence worth memorising before you need it.
On doors, ΑΝΔΡΩΝ means men and ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ women. They are genitive plurals, literally "of men" and "of women", and they are usually printed in capitals without accents, which makes them harder to read than they should be.
Example sentences
Πού είναι το μπάνιο;
Pou einai to mpanio?
Where is the bathroom?
Πάμε για μπάνιο.
Pame gia mpanio.
Let us go for a swim.
Related forms
- τουαλέτα (toualeta) — toilet — what you ask for in public
- ΑΝΔΡΩΝ (andron) — men, on a door
- ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ (gynaikon) — women, on a door
Common questions
- Is it banio or toualeta?
- Μπάνιο is the room in a home, and it also means a bath or a swim. Τουαλέτα is what you ask for in a café, restaurant or shop.
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