"Ou est la salle de bains" (where is the bathroom?) means you want to
have a shower or a bath literally.
If you're looking for the boys' (girls') room (or the loo), say: "Ou
sont les toilettes?" or even shorter: "les toilettes, s'il vous plait'.
B
Greg Lemon a icrit :
> If things aren't firmed up with Paris maybe head South to the
> Nice/Cannes/Antibes/Monaco area, better scenery, fewer crowds, better
> hotels for less money, generally more friendly folk. My wife and I
> visited both areas about 10 years ago and much preferred the Sunny
> south of France to Paris, although if you are only going once I
> suppose the Eiffel Tower, Louvre etc. should probably be on the to do
> list.
>
> If they don't understand English try talking louder and making
> exagerrated hand gestures, it helps the American image oh so much.
>
> Just kidding many know some little bit of English, but they don't
> always seem happy about trying to converse in it. If possible not a
> bad idea to learn some basic conversational French, or at least add
> "ou est la sal de bains" and "Parlez-vous Anglais?"
>
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