k&k learn french 77 -
aller au petit coin
"Aller au petit coin" (to go to the toilet) is a highly useful expression referring to a daily necessity, as you'll hear in show 77.
Literal translation
To go to the little corner
English equivalent
To go to the toilet
To go to the bathroom
To go to the loo
To go pee
To go for a slash
To go wee
To go see a man about a dog
To spend a penny
To go see my lawyer
To go powder my nose
To use the facilities
To go to the ladies/mens room
French equivalent
Aller aux toilettes (to go to the toilet)
Faire pipi (to make a pee)
Aller aux wc (correction in pronounciation: "VC") (to go to the WC)
Aller pisser (to go pee)
Aller où la reine va seule (to go where the queen goes alone)
Aller se laver les mains (to go wash ones hands)
Aller faire un tour (to go do a tour)
Aller voir son avocat (to go and see one's lawyer)
Aller parler au pape (to go talk to the pope)
Frog's phrase
Chaque fois que Pamela doit aller au petit coin, elle prie que ça ne soit pas des toilettes turques.
Translation
Each time that Pamela has to go to the ladies room, she prays that it won't be a turkish toilet.
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