Bathroom

This lesson focuses on common bathroom words and phrases used in daily life and professional contexts (hotels, offices, facilities maintenance). You will learn names of fixtures, toiletries, and actions related to cleaning and maintenance.

• Identify common bathroom items (e.g., sink, toilet, shower).
• Use vocabulary in requests and maintenance reports.
• Recognize words in signage and hotel/office communications.

Keep these points in mind when you talk or write about bathroom items:

• Use the correct article: 'the sink', 'a towel', 'toilet paper' (uncountable).
• Some items are countable (towel, bathtub) and some are uncountable (soap, toilet paper).
• Use verbs related to maintenance: 'leak', 'clog', 'refill', 'replace'.
• For requests use polite formulas: 'Could you refill the soap dispenser?'

In professional contexts, be specific (e.g., 'staff restroom' vs 'guest bathroom').

Be aware of these universal errors when using bathroom vocabulary:

• Mixing up countable and uncountable nouns: e.g., 'two soaps' vs 'soap' (soap as product is usually uncountable).
• Incorrect article use: saying 'a toilet paper' instead of 'a roll of toilet paper'.
• Wrong preposition order: 'on the bathroom' (incorrect) vs 'in the bathroom' (correct).
• Using imprecise terms in professional reports — be specific (e.g., 'water leak at the sink', not 'water problem')

When in doubt, choose more precise noun phrases (a roll of toilet paper, a liquid soap dispenser).