where is the toilet in Esperanto

“Where is the toilet?” in Esperanto is Kie estas la necesejo? (KEE-eh EHS-tahs lah neh-tseh-SEH-yoh). Kie means “where”, and necesejo is “toilet, bathroom” (necesa “necessary” + -ejo “place”). It is a polite word and, according to Wiktionary, the most commonly used one for a toilet.

Other ways to say it

• Kie estas la necesejo, mi petas?Where are the toilets, please?
• Pardonu, kie estas la necesejo?Excuse me, where is the toilet?
• Bonvolu diri al mi, kie estas la necesejo.Could you please tell me where the bathroom is?

How to reply

• Maldekstre.On the left.
• Dekstre.On the right.

Example sentences

• Kie estas la necesejo?Where is the bathroom?
• “Kie estas la necesejo?” “Maldekstre.”“Where is the restroom?” “To the left.”

Esperantopedia · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Klozeto (from English “water closet”) also exists and can mean the toilet fixture itself, but necesejo is the word to use when you ask where it is.

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