“Water” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “water” is 水 (mizu). In Chinese it is 水 (shuǐ).
Japanese
水
みず · mizu
私は毎日水を飲みます。
I drink water every day.
Chinese (Simplified)
水
shuǐ
我每天喝水。
I drink water every day.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 杯: 一杯水 means “one water”.
“Water” in 20 languages
The word and an example sentence in each language. The speaker buttons read them aloud with your browser’s voice.
| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 水 みず · mizu | 私は毎日水を飲みます。 |
| English | water /ˈwɔːtər/ | I drink water every day. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 水 shuǐ | 我每天喝水。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 水 shuǐ | 我每天喝水。 |
| Korean | 물 | 저는 매일 물을 마셔요. |
| Spanish | agua | Bebo agua todos los días. |
| French | eau | Je bois de l'eau tous les jours. |
| German | Wasser | Ich trinke jeden Tag Wasser. |
| Italian | acqua | Bevo acqua ogni giorno. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | água | Eu bebo água todos os dias. |
| Russian | вода | Я пью воду каждый день. |
| Arabic | ماء | أشرب الماء كل يوم. |
| Hindi | पानी | मैं हर दिन पानी पीता हूँ। |
| Indonesian | air | Saya minum air setiap hari. |
| Vietnamese | nước | Tôi uống nước mỗi ngày. |
| Thai | น้ำ | ฉันดื่มน้ำทุกวัน |
| Turkish | su | Her gün su içerim. |
| Dutch | water | Ik drink elke dag water. |
| Swedish | vatten | Jag dricker vatten varje dag. |
| Polish | woda | Codziennie piję wodę. |
