Toilet in Greek
τουαλέτα
toualeta — toilet
Hear τουαλέτα
Τουαλέτα (toualeta) came into Greek from French and kept the shape of it, stressed toua-LE-ta. It is the word for a toilet anywhere public, and the one to use when you need to ask a stranger.
The polite form of the question is συγγνώμη, πού είναι η τουαλέτα; — excuse me, where is the toilet? Leading with συγγνώμη is what makes it courteous; the question on its own is not rude, but it lands abruptly. Adding παρακαλώ at the end works equally well.
Answers come back with prepositions you can learn from: δεξιά (right), αριστερά (left), κάτω (downstairs), πίσω (behind). Πρώτη πόρτα δεξιά means first door on the right. One practical warning: in older buildings the plumbing cannot take paper, and the bin beside the toilet is there for it rather than for anything else.
Example sentences
Συγγνώμη, πού είναι η τουαλέτα;
Syngnomi, pou einai i toualeta?
Excuse me, where is the toilet?
Η τουαλέτα είναι κάτω.
I toualeta einai kato.
The toilet is downstairs.
Related forms
- συγγνώμη (syngnomi) — excuse me — start the question with it
- μπάνιο (mpanio) — bathroom, in a house
Common questions
- What is the polite way to ask for the toilet in Greek?
- Συγγνώμη, πού είναι η τουαλέτα; The συγγνώμη at the front is what makes it polite, and παρακαλώ at the end does the same job.
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