"יש להם שירותים יפים."
Translation:They have beautiful toilets.
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Does this mean toilets themselves (the receptacles) are beautiful? Or the rooms? In the U.S. we don't say "toilet" when referring to the room it's in, but rather "bathroom" or "restroom."
the word "שירותים" can be both the toilet itself of the restroom. Without any context you can't tell the difference.
I did see a beautiful toilet (the toilet itself) once. It had vines painted on it and it cost $1000 dollars.
Just beware if you think you see a very fancy fixture; I've heard horror stories from rather foolish tuba players who thought the restroom was a perfectly fine place to keep their instrument.
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Indeed! I once had a translator in Thailand who I invited to use the hotel room instead of his car. He had never seen a western style toilet and used it as a bathing bowl--because it looked similar to what they used in the village!
A bit sinfull wasting money. :-) but i believe it could be nice piece of art.
Every time I come across this sentence, I have that exact same question, come into the discussion here, and then remember seeing you ask.
I translated "they have nice bathrooms" and it showed as incorrect. I believe my answer was valid.
שירותים literally means services, but it’s often a euphemism for a toilet or toilets. Context will usually tell you which is meant.
- 1812
Pity I wasn't there to support @synp and didn't see the comment. Pity even more that that comment wasn't acted upon in 4 years :(((