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How do you ask 'Where is the bathroom?' in German?

Wo ist die Toilette? is the question to know.

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  1. Wo ist die Kasse?
  2. Wo ist die Toilette? ✔
  3. Wo ist der Ausgang?

Why: Toilette is the normal word for restroom in German. Kasse is the cash register or checkout and Ausgang is the exit.

Huh, didn't know that: Wiktionary lists WC and the informal word Klo as other names for the toilet.

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Answer: Wo ist die Toilette?. Toilette is the normal word for restroom in German. Kasse is the cash register or checkout and Ausgang is the exit.

  1. Wiktionary: wo ist die Toilette en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wo_ist_die_Toilette
    wo ist die Toilette? where is the toilet?
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Wiktionary: Toilette en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Toilette
    toilet Synonyms: WC, (informal) Klo
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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