# Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0102

Where Is the Restroom?

### Introduction

One of the most important survival techniques: asking for the bathroom. Everyone who has been in the situation knows what I'm talking about. The keyword of the lesson is baño – bathroom.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0004: She's not Mexican, A0035: Is anyone in there?, A0112: What is your telephone number?
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### Audio Lesson

* SpanishPod_newbie_lesson_A0102.ogg (file info) (mp3 file)
* Title: “Where is the restroom?” Dialogue only (file info)
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### Dialogue

    mujer:¡Disculpe! ¿Dónde está el baño?align="right"| hombre:La segunda puerta a la derecha.align="right"| mujer:Gracias.align="right"| hombre:De nada.align="right"|

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:¡Disculpe!¿Dóndeestáelbaño?align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| (you) excusewhere(it) isthebathroom woman:Excuse me! Where is the bathroom?
    hombre:Lasegundapuertaaladerecha.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| theseconddoortotheright man:The second door on the right.
    mujer:Gracias.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| Thanks. woman:Thank you.
    hombre:Denada.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| ofnothing man:You're welcome.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    la mujernoun (feminine)the woman el hombrenoun (masculine)the man disculparverb (infinitive)to excuse, to pardon ¡(usted) disculpe!verb (imperative)(you) excuse! (formal, singular) ¿dónde?interrogative pronounwhere? estarverb (infinitive)to be (él/ella) estáverb (present tense)he/she(/it) is el bañonoun (masculine)the bathroom segundo/segundanumber (m./f.)second la puertanoun (feminine)the door aprepositionto la derechanoun (feminine)the direction right a la derechaphraseon/to the right graciasphrasethanks deprepositionof nadapronounnothing de nadaphraseit's nothing, your're welcome

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    la eñenoun (feminine)the letter ñ (n with tilde) los serviciosnoun (plural, masculine)the bathroom hasta luegophrasesee you later hasta mañanaphraseuntil tomorrow

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| disculpar | infinitive | to excuse |
| ¡(tú) disculpa! | imperative | (you) excuse! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) disculpe! | | (you) excuse! (formal, singular) |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) disculpemos! | | (let's) excuse! (m./f.) |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) disculpad! | | (you) excuse! (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| ¡(ustedes) disculpen! | | (you) excuse! (formal, plural) |
| estar | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) estoy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) estás | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) está | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) está | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) estamos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) estáis | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) están | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) están | | you are (formal, plural) |
| primero/primera | number (m./f.) | first |
| primer | before masculine nouns | first |
| segundo/segunda | number (m./f.) | second |
| tercero/tercera | number (m./f.) | third |
| tercer | before masculine nouns | third |
| cuarto/cuarta | number (m./f.) | fourth |
| quinto/quinta | number (m./f.) | fifth |
| sexto/sexta | number (m./f.) | sixth |
| séptimo/séptima | number (m./f.) | seventh |
| octavo/octava | number (m./f.) | eighth |
| noveno/novena | number (m./f.) | ninth |
| décimo/décima | number (m./f.) | tenth |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.