uống nước
[ʔuəŋ˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]word by word
To drink water in Vietnamese is uống nước.
The phrase uống nước means to consume water by swallowing it. While the word nước can refer to water or liquid in general, uống nước specifically refers to the act of drinking water or a liquid beverage.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb uống (to drink) and the noun nước (water/liquid).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uống nước does not change its form based on tense. Instead, tense is indicated by adding particles, such as đã for the past or đang for the present/continuous, before the verb.
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Examples in context
- Cá có uống nước không?Do fish drink water?This sentence is useful for asking if fish drink water using uống nước.Tatoeba #13600568 by leucammieuvu, translation #8598086 by deniko
- Trong video này, mình sẽ hướng dẫn các bạn cách uống nước chuẩn nhất.In this video, I will tell you how to drink water properly.This sentence is useful for a guide about how to drink water properly using uống nước.Tatoeba #13888121 by leucammieuvu, translation #13888123 by leucammieuvu
- Bạn nên uống nước nhiều hơn.You should drink more water.
Example conversation
Tuấn and Lan are walking in a hot park.
- TuấnTrời nóng quá, Lan có muốn uống nước không?It is so hot, Lan, do you want to drink water?
- LanCó, mình muốn uống nước ngay bây giờ.Yes, I want to drink water right now.
- TuấnĐây là chai nước của mình, bạn uống đi.Here is my water bottle, please drink it.
- LanCảm ơn Tuấn nhé.Thank you, Tuan.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (uống, nước) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nước, uống, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
