Breakdown of Les toilettes sont en bas, près de l'entrée.
être
to be
près de
near
l'entrée
the entrance
les toilettes
the restroom
en bas
downstairs
Questions & Answers about Les toilettes sont en bas, près de l'entrée.
Why is toilettes plural? Can’t I say la toilette?
In French, the room where you go to the bathroom is almost always referred to in the plural: les toilettes. The singular la toilette usually means “washing/grooming” (as in morning ablutions) or, in older/literary use, an outfit. For the restroom, use:
- les toilettes
- fixed phrases like aller aux toilettes (“to go to the bathroom”)
Why is it sont and not est?
How do you pronounce the sentence naturally?
Approximate guide: “lay twah-LET sohn-tahn bah, preh duh lah(n)-TRAY.”
- les = “lay”
- toilettes = “twah-LET” (final -s silent)
- sont = “sohn” with a nasal vowel
- Optional liaison: sont en often links with a “t” sound: “sohn-tahn”
- en bas = “ahn bah” (final -s silent)
- près = “preh”
- de l’entrée = “duh lah(n)-TRAY” (smooth link between “de” and “l’”)
What exactly does en bas mean? Is it the basement?
Why do we need de after près?
Why is it de l’entrée and not du entrée?
What’s the difference between près de l’entrée and à l’entrée?
Are the accents important in près and entrée?
Is the comma after en bas required?
Can I say en bas de l’entrée?
How do I politely ask where the bathroom is?
What’s the opposite of en bas?
Are there other common words for “toilets” in French?
Do I have to use the article les? Can I drop it?
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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