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How would would you say "where is the toilet?" more succinctly with the context up front in English? If someone came up to me in English and said "toilet where?
by neom 4y ago
How would would you say "where is the toilet?" more succinctly with the context up front in English? If someone came up to me in English and said "toilet where?" I'd presume they're either rude or English isn't their first language.
There are formal and informal ways to say thing in Korean, for every day stuff it's often just a matter of changing the suffix, for some stuff it's a different word, for example 감사합니다 Kamsahamnida is thank you to anyone, but 고마워 gomawo (thanks) only to a friend.
- lalopalota 4y ago> How would would you say "where is the toilet?" more succinctly with the context up front in English? "Restroom?"
- neom 4y agoWe're talking(the article) about forming sentences, not just saying words at people.
- MichaelZuo 4y ago"Restroom?" is a valid english sentence.
- Google234 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal you can raise the pitch to indicate that you are asking a question
- vineyardmike 4y agoWhile I agree “restroom?” Is perfectly valid, you could also say “the restroom is where?” Which puts the important noun first and makes it a question later. It’s not particularly formal, which in America at least is completely unnecessary for day to day life.
- wizofaus 4y ago"The toilet - where would I find it?" But arguably putting the key information at the start of a sentence is not ideal as it gives the listener no time to context switch. If I ask a busy waiter in a restaurant "where would I find the toilet", they may well not fully hear the "where would... " but they'll know for sure what I've asked by the end of the request. Which is presumably why we often prefix statements with "excuse me, but..." and the like...I assume that must happen in Korean too.
- GauntletWizard 4y ago"The toilet, where is it?" is also grammatical in English, and with the right tone "The toilet is where?" gets the point across.
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