On peut utiliser les toilettes? Does that make sense?

Question

If I were in class in France, and I asked that, it is a polite way to ask to go to the bathroom?

Answer 1

Actually you're translating it from the english : can I use the bathroom? Well, it's a lot better to say : puis-je passer aux toilettes?

Answer 2

What you said gets the point across, but their are better ways to say it.  Raise your hand, get the attention of the proffesor and then use the options below:

Excusez moi?  Je voudrais aller a la salle de bains s'il vous plait.

or

Excusez-moi?  Est-ce je peut utiliser la salle de bains?

***  Feel free to substitute "a la toilette" in place of "a la salle de bains" - but I think la sale de bains sounds more proper.

Answer 3

est ce que je peux aller aux toilettes would be better

Answer 4

It is correct, but a bit abrupt.

The 3 answers above mine are correct, apart that in the last one, you should use "aller aux toilettes" and "utiliser les toilettes".

A "salle de bain" is a room with a bath tub or a shower.

Answer 5

Add "s'il vous-plaît".

And if they say yes, "Merci!".

Answer 6

i would say Je voudrais aller au w-c, s'il vous plait. cause if you say est-ce que je peux aller its like can i go the bathroom of course you can the difference between may I and can I.

Answer 7

In my French class, we were taught to say, "Est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes, s'il-vous-plait?"

Answer 8

"Est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes" when you want permission to go, "puis-je aller au toilettes" is a better way (more elaborate).

If you want to use the toilet of a place like a restaurant or even the toilet in someone's home, you should say "puis-je utiliser vos toilettes" or "est-ce que je peux utiliser vos toilettes".

:)