Is there a restroom here? Can you please tell me where it is? VS Can you please te

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Is there a restroom here?

Can you please tell me where it is?

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Can you please tell me where is it?

Are both okay?
 
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Only the first one is correct.
 
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I am not a teacher.

You could get away with, 'Can you please tell me? Where is it?'
 
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I would go with the first. The second is not repairable with a period or a question mark between the initial phrase and the question.
 
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