Do you usually say, “I’m going to the toilet” in English?

你是否经常用英文说：”I’m going to the toilet”?

Although saying this can be correct in some contexts, it can be overly direct or even rude–especially in American English.

尽管在有些语境中这样说是正确的，但是这种说法在美式英文中就显得过于直接，甚至是有点粗鲁了。

It’s not necessary to restrict yourself to just this literal phrase when in English we have so many varieties of expressing this phrase. Today, I’m going to teach you everything from the most polite ways to say this, to the crass [rude] expressions that you’ll only want to say around the closest of friends.

其实我们在讲英文时不必仅限于这一个字面的词组，英文中有各种表示这个词组意思的用法。今天，我要教大家所有的如厕英文，从最有礼貌的方法到跟最亲密朋友间的用法。

Are you ready to learn some fun, and extremely useful English? Then let’s go!

你准备好来学习这些有趣而又非常有用的英文了吗?

22 Expressions with “Toilet” in English

The following toilet related vocabulary and expressions are sorted from the most polite, to the rudest and most vulgar.

下面这些关于厕所的词汇和表达方法根据其礼貌和粗俗程度分类。

Formal正式体

The following are appropriate in any situation:

下面是任何场合都恰当的用法：

Bathroom

–Example: I’m gonna [going to] go to the bathroom.

例子：我要上卫生间。

Restroom

–Example: Where is the restroom?

例子：洗手间在哪儿?

Little boy’s/girl’s room

–Example: I’ll be right back, I need to use the little girl’s room.

例子：我马上回来，我要用下洗手间。

Powder my nose

–Example: Excuse me, I need to powder my nose.

例子：不好意思，我要去趟盥洗室。

Familiar熟人之间用法

The following are appropriate with family or friends:

下面为跟朋友或家人在一起时用法：

Pee

-Example: Where’ the bathroom? I need to pee.

例子：洗手间在哪?我想小便。

Tinkle (mostly used by older women)(用于年龄大的妇女)

-Example: I drank too much water! I have to go tinkle.

例子：我水喝太多了!我得去小个便。

Go (when used in context)(根据语境)

-Example: Where’s the bathroom, I really have to go!

例子：厕所在哪，我得上趟厕所。

Potty (Generally used by children)(通常用于儿童)

-Example (noun): Where’s the potty?

例子：便壶在哪?

-Example (verb): Mama, I have to potty.

例子：妈妈，我要尿尿。