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juancarlos said:
This is a good one to learn. The first time in Boca Chica using a guidebook, I asked where was the "servicio" which I guess maybe is used in Spain and ultimately the waitress took me to the manager. He had enough English to show me to the loo, thankfully.
ricktoronto said:
Actually, servicio is good too. In Mexico and Cuba and other countries, it is understood without a problem. To eliminate any confusion, it's better to ask:
?Donde est? el servicio sanitario? Of course, most people simply ask for "el ba?o".
xamaicano said:
They use that in Mexico a lot. Although not in restaurants or when talking formally. In other countries, it is the standard word for outhouse.
Jane J. said:
It all it depends on where you are and how you ask. If you simply say "servicio, por favor" and you are in a restaurant or hotel, that's what you" ll probably get. If, on the other hand, you ask: Donde estan los servicios sanitarios? or Donde esta el servicio sanitario?, they will understand. While in Mexico, I've used both servicio and bano- on this computer I can't place the accents- and I've had no problems. One thing I will not ask for is el excusado. That's outhouse where I am from.
I was in the city of Oaxaca. I've also visited other cities, but I did not need to ask for the rest room. When I did, I either said ba?o or servicio sanitario. I also stayed with a mexican family and they also used the word servicio sometimes to refer to the bathroom, well, the toilet, more precisely. That's what you are really looking for when you ask for el servicio. I've heard people from Central America using the same word. Of course, most people everywhere say el ba?o. In English, at least where I live, people ask for the bathroom or the restroom. Some say the "john". At least, that's what it sounds like.
GRACIAS ! (with an "s" of course)
Although this forum deals with various aspects of the Dominican Republic you should not forget that gracias is written with an "s" at the end (that is the :tired: only correct way to write it). A lot of Dominican people unfortunately do not regularly write the final "s" in the plural form because of lack of education and therefore even the papers are full of orthographic errors.
Although this forum deals with various aspects of the Dominican Republic you should not forget that gracias is written with an "s" at the end (that is the :tired: only correct way to write it). A lot of Dominican people unfortunately do not regularly write the final "s" in the plural form because of lack of education and therefore even the papers are full of orthographic errors.
Anna Coniglio said:Some new words I learned yesterday that belong in the bathroom (el ba?o)
excusado o servicio (toilet)
lavamanos (sink)
regadera o ducha (shower) I think "ducha" is easier to remember
la ba?era (bathtub)
In the DR they use inodoro for toilet. And while ducha works for shower, I mostly hear it called llave.
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