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Stephenlearner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Go to the bathroom
Hi,
Just now I read a thread about how to express the natural call when someone was stranded on an island.
I found "go to (the) bathroom" is very common.
But if at your home, you want to remind your toddler, would you use "Do you need to go to the bathroom?",
or would you use more direct words?
By the way, is the correct form “go to the bathroom" or "go to bathroom"?
Thanks very much.
Stephen
Just now I read a thread about how to express the natural call when someone was stranded on an island.
I found "go to (the) bathroom" is very common.
But if at your home, you want to remind your toddler, would you use "Do you need to go to the bathroom?",
or would you use more direct words?
By the way, is the correct form “go to the bathroom" or "go to bathroom"?
Thanks very much.
Stephen
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Hi
- I'm just going to the bathroom
.. is polite and well understood in all situations. Even on a desert island where there are no bathrooms, it would still be understood
For a toddler at home, a more direct form would be..
- Do you need a wee?
.. or ..
- Do you need to go?
Best regards, Dave
- I'm just going to the bathroom
.. is polite and well understood in all situations. Even on a desert island where there are no bathrooms, it would still be understood
For a toddler at home, a more direct form would be..
- Do you need a wee?
.. or ..
- Do you need to go?
Best regards, Dave
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Thank you!
Is the following appropriate:
Do you need to go to the potty?
Stephen
Is the following appropriate:
Do you need to go to the potty?
Stephen
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Hi
Yes that's fine, although the potty is of course a specific item. You wouldn't use that phrase once the child had started to learn to use the "bathroom"
Best regards, Dave
Yes that's fine, although the potty is of course a specific item. You wouldn't use that phrase once the child had started to learn to use the "bathroom"
Best regards, Dave
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In British English, a bathroom always has a bath in it.
If you mean 'Do you want to go to the toilet?' that's what you say.
For more information on this topic than you probably need, click http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=238270.
Rover
If you mean 'Do you want to go to the toilet?' that's what you say.
For more information on this topic than you probably need, click http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=238270.
Rover
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stephenlearnerThank you all.
Your help is appreciated.
Stephen
You're welcome.
Even though more than one of us helped, this is how you say it.
Rover
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