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French bathroom vocabulary: find things around the basin
Explore a French bathroom basin: tap the tap, mirror, toothbrush, soap and towel to hear what each is called, then play Find it.
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In short
Around the basin (le lavabo) you'll find le robinet (tap), le miroir (mirror), la brosse à dents (toothbrush), le dentifrice (toothpaste), le savon (soap) and la serviette (towel).
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Explore the basin: tap a spot, then play Find it
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How do you talk about your bathroom routine in French?
Morning routines use pronominal verbs: je me lave (I wash), je me brosse les dents (I brush my teeth), je me rase (I shave), je me coiffe (I do my hair). Notice that French uses les for parts of the body, not mes: je me lave les mains.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Je me brosse les dents deux fois par jour. | I brush my teeth twice a day. |
| Tu te laves les mains ? | Are you washing your hands? |
| Il se rase le matin. | He shaves in the morning. |
| Passe-moi la serviette, s'il te plaît. | Pass me the towel, please. |
- Je brosse mes dents.Je me brosse les dents.
With body parts, French uses a reflexive verb and les.
- le lavabo de cuisinel'évier
In the kitchen, the sink is l'évier; le lavabo is the bathroom basin.