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“Where’s the restroom” in Korean: 화장실 어디예요?
화장실 어디예요?
hwajangsil eodiyeyo?
Meaning
Where’s the restroom?
Usage note
One of the most useful travel questions. You can drop the particle 이/가 and still be understood. Pronounce it hwa-jang-sil.
Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.
How to pronounce it
In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.
| Syllable | Letters (consonant + vowel + final) | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| 화장실 | ||
| 화 | ㅎ+ㅘ | hwa |
| 장 | ㅈ+ㅏ+ㅇ | jang |
| 실 | ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄹ | sil |
| 어디예요 | ||
| 어 | ㅇ+ㅓ | eo |
| 디 | ㄷ+ㅣ | di |
| 예 | ㅇ+ㅖ | ye |
| 요 | ㅇ+ㅛ | yo |
A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.
Speech style
Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.
Words in this phrase
These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).
| Korean | Part of speech | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 어디 | pronoun | where | TOPIK level 1 |
Phrases that use the same word
Phrases with “화장실”
- 화장실 써도 돼요?May I use the restroom
Phrases with “어디예요”
- 관광 안내소가 어디예요?Where’s the tourist information center
- 여기가 어디예요?Where am I
- 병원 어디예요?Where’s the hospital
- 약국 어디예요?Where’s the pharmacy
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Question 1 What does “화장실 어디예요?” mean?
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Answer: Where’s the restroom
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- 출구가 어디예요?Where’s the exit
- 오른쪽이에요It’s on the right
- 가까워요?Is it close
- 걸어가요?Can I walk there
- 여기 세워 주세요Please stop here
- 공항으로 가 주세요To the airport, please
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