Lesson Comments
After moving to China, I started referring to the bathroom simply as the toilet. Normally, I simply think of the room that houses the toilet as a "res... Read more
oh, and the reason we call it a "bathroom" is because private homes after placing for bathing in the same room as the toilet. For public restrooms, we... Read more
so, in Australia , when you pull the lever after you're done peeing and pooing, is that called "flushing the pedestal" ? In the States, we call that "... Read more
Actually, in most cultures, it would be much more polite to ask "where can I wash my hands ?" or "洗手间在哪儿?" Read more
Can you download books in Chinese on a kindle? Read more
I may be wrong, but after long experience with this need of Chinese for fresh air, I had come to the conclusion that they felt it was unhealthy to be... Read more
Well as one of the HKer my 普通话 is no good and hence I am here to learn. But a lot of shopkeeper in HK knew 普通话 and that should be ok in general. Nea... Read more
In the US, toilet usually just refers to the pedestal. Bathroom or restroom are more commonly used for the room. It comes across more polite to refer... Read more
don't screw all of them and get yourselves workout like that hanlinting ... Peace of mind in yourselves first and look at the issues calmly. There ar... Read more
So is saying, 請問洗手間在哪裡？ the polite way of asking where the bathroom/toilet is? Read more