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"Bathroom" is a noun which is often translated as "el baño", and "restroom" is a noun which is also often translated as "el baño". Learn more about the difference between "bathroom" and "restroom" below.

bathroom(

bahth

rum

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (room)

a. el baño

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

How many bathrooms does the apartment have?¿Cuántos baños tiene el apartamento?

b. el cuarto de baño

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

They're having a new shower installed in their bathroom.Van a instalar una ducha nueva en el cuarto de baño.

2. (lavatory)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el baño

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I need to go to the bathroom.Necesito ir al baño.

b. el servicio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Excuse me, where is the bathroom?Perdón, ¿dónde está el servicio?

c. el lavabo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I'll just pop to the bathroom before we leave.Voy un momento al lavabo antes de irnos.

d. el aseo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Could I use your bathroom before we start?¿Puedo usar el aseo antes de que empecemos?

e. el escusado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I need to freshen up. Where's the bathroom?Tengo que retocarme. ¿Dónde está el escusado?

restroom(

rehs

trum

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el baño

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There was no toilet paper in the restroom.No había papel higiénico en el baño.

b. el servicio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This restaurant has the cleanest restrooms in the entire city.Este restaurante tiene los servicios más limpios de toda la ciudad.

c. el lavabo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Where's the restroom?¿Dónde está el lavabo?

d. el escusado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The restroom on the third floor is out of order.El escusado del tercer piso no funciona.

e. el aseo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

There's a restroom on the first floor.Hay un aseo en la primera planta.

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