我想去厕所
“I want to go to WC.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么了
“What's wrong?”
我 想去 厕所
“I want to go to WC.”
不不不 听我说
“No, no, no, listen to me.”
“Let me out of here right now, I do not want to deal with this.”
Excusing oneself to use the restroom is a universally accepted, face-saving tactic in Chinese social interactions to escape awkward situations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go to the bathroom / restroom
A standard colloquial expression for using the toilet; '去洗手间' is slightly more polite.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I need to use the restroom.”
“I'm going to the restroom.”
“I need to use the restroom.”
“I'm gonna hit the restroom.”
“Sir, I need to use the restroom.”
“I thought this was the restroom. I came to the wrong place.”
“I suddenly need to use the restroom.”
“Well... I'll go to the toilet.”
“Excuse me. I need to use the restroom.”