Which way to the basement or the bathroom

[tufguy]

Suppose, I am in a building and searching for a bathroom or I have go to the basement but I don't know the way.

What is the correct way to ask? Is it correct to ask someone "Which way to the basement or the bathroom"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Suppose no comma needed I am in a building and I am searching for a bathroom or I have go to the basement but I don't know the way.

What is the correct way to ask? Is it correct to ask someone "Which way to the basement/bathroom?" or the bathroom"?

See above.

Yours is OK but I'd say "Can you tell me how to get to the bathroom/basement?"

 

[PeterCW]

It is polite to add "please".

 

[probus]

Is it correct to ask someone "Which way to the basement or the bathroom"?

It is correct and it is quite common in casual AmE.

 

[emsr2d2]

Suppose, I am in a building and searching for a bathroom or I have go to the basement but I don't know the way.

What is the correct way to ask? Is it correct to ask someone "Which way to the basement or the bathroom"?

You still use a lot of words to say very simple things. For this entire post, you could have written:

How do I ask for directions to, for example, the bathroom or the basement? Can I say "Which way to the bathroom/basement?"?

 

[tufguy]

You still use a lot of words to say very simple things. For this entire post, you could have written:

How do I ask for directions to, for example, the bathroom or the basement? Can I say "Which way to the bathroom/basement?"?

Can we also say "Can I get directions to the restroom or the basement"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Can we also say "Can I get directions to the restroom or the basement"?

You could but it would be less natural than the other options in this thread. You need to start learning how to use the slash mark. Look at what you've asked us. You're asking us if you can say all ten words as a question to someone. If you actually said "Can I get directions to the restroom or the basement?" to someone, their reply would almost certainly be "Which one do you want to get to - the restroom or the basement?"
Here's how to show us that you mean you want to use either "restroom" or "basement" in your question:

Can I get directions to the restroom/basement?

If you can't get to grips with that, then say:

Are the following questions correct and natural?
1. Can I get directions to the restroom?
2. Can I get directions to the basement?

 

[probus]

In my opinion learners, and indeed everyone, should avoid using the slash mark because it is unclear or ambiguous. Does it mean "and" or "or"?

 

[Flask]

In my opinion learners, and indeed everyone, should avoid using the slash mark because it is unclear or ambiguous. Does it mean "and" or "or"?

The slash has long seemed to me to be an instruction to the reader to interpret the slot occupied by the words separated by one or more slashes as being occupied by either one of them but not both. Thus, if I wrote "Would you like coffee/tea?," that would not mean "Would you like coffee or tea?" or "Would you like coffee and tea?" Rather, the slash asks you to interpret the sentence as being either of these but not both: "Would you like coffee?"; "Would you like tea?"

 

[emsr2d2]

In my opinion learners, and indeed everyone, should avoid using the slash mark because it is unclear or ambiguous. Does it mean "and" or "or"?

Wow! You must hate reading my posts. I use them a lot to show "either/or" or that two words are equally acceptable.

 

[Tarheel]

I recently had occasion to ask such a question. My exact words were: "Do you have a men's room here?" That was all I needed to say. (Somebody pointed in the right direction.)