"请问，洗手间在这里吗？"

Translation: Excuse me, is the bathroom here?

[ThomasDevlin]

Why wouldn't "Excuse me, is there a bathroom here?" be accepted

[Eanorel2]

"Is there a bathroom here?" in Chinese is "有洗手间这里吗?" or using the alternative way of asking "有没有洗手间这里?"

"Is there a bathroom here" implies you don't know if there is one. "Is the bathroom here" implies you know there is a bathroom somewhere around but you want to verify its location.

[MichaelLe3139]

Why restroom is not accepted here?

[CWKCA]

It should be. I reported it.

[AndersZhou1]

Restroom, not washroom. Keep the translations consistent.

[TaBellaria]

Either way, they should accept both.

[LazyEinstein]

I don't usually rest in the wash/bathroom.

[SarahDeLaF]

Although I don't rest in restrooms, I don't bathe in them either. In France one gets to the point and asks where the f ing toilet is located.

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

And yet things get washed from one's system in them, and hopefully one washes at least one's hands in them. In a pinch one can go further with the washing, e.g. in an an airport with a long layover.

[LuizGomesBR]

hahahah

[BenjaminSv4]

So what's the difference between 这里 and 这儿 ? Are they exactly the same?

[valiendomother]

From what I've read in this forum and other webs, it seems like a regional/dialect difference, but mean the same.

[dmc.dmx]

In the north they use er and in the south up to Shanghai or so they use li

[KentaroT.V]

restroom = bathroom?

[VaVuthea]

Are these 2 sentence mean the same: 洗手间在这里吗? = 洗手间在这吗?
And why we need to use 里 here?

[Jude622425]

Why not, "Is the bathroom in here?

[ChrisLons]

You need "excuse me".

[Jude622425]

You're right. I had excuse me in my answer. What I was asking about was whether it would be okay to add "in" before here.

[ChrisLons]

I think given the 里, that would make sense.

[IttyBittyHUAC]

i had said "excuse me, is the bathroom in here" and it wasn't accepted.

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

You can report that.

[Sue950221]

what about: Excuse me, is the bathroom this way?

[AmyGwen1]

No matter how you translate it, it is an unnatural English sentence.

[Jihel5]

No this is my office. Oops..

[Anne230639]

Sentence is awward

[Ana771588]

Why ''Excuse me,the bathroom is here?'' is not accepted?

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

For the same reason your question is wrong. In English, we invert the subject and the verb (the main verb or the helping verb, depending) when asking a question.

Your sentence should be "Why is 'Excuse me, the bathroom is here?' not accepted?", or "Why isn't 'Excuse me, the bathroom is here?' accepted?"

[ornlii]

So ....we can use 里 instead of 儿 , depends on the accent we adopt, right?

Or any different between these two? More formal?

[kwasi1507]

is here the bathroom?

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

That word order doesn't sound natural to native English speakers.

[Sue950221]

Can it also be translated: "Is the bathroom this way?"

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

It wouldn't be literal. I believe you could say "洗手间在这个方向吗？"

(It would be helpful if a native Chinese speaker could confirm this. I would say it, and I know I'd be understood, but I'm not sure if it's entirely natural-sounding, or if there's a better way to ask the question.)

[jkp269]

I think, "Is this the bathroom?" sounds way more natural in English. Thoughts? Is this an accurate translation?

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

It's not exactly accurate if we want something as close to word-for-word as possible, but arguably it's at least as likely as Duo's translation to be used in the same situation.

[Iaptbal]

Any idea why: 情问洗手间在这里吗 is not accepted as a type what you hear answer ?

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

Because "情" is the wrong character, and it even has the wrong tone.

[UrsulaYong]

Fix this response. marked as incorrect even with the correct answer, with or without a comma for heaven's sake

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

Did you put a space after the comma or after "请问"? Duo doesn't allow spaces in Chinese.