vaso de agua
/baso de aɡwa/from spelling rules
vaso de agua is the Spanish phrase for glass of water.
This phrase is used to refer to a serving of water contained in a standard drinking glass.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of vaso (glass), de (of) and agua (water).
Which one should you use?
vaso de agua refers to water in a standard drinking glass. In contrast, if you were to use copa de agua, it would imply water served in stemmed glassware, such as a wine glass.
Did you know?
- While agua is a feminine noun, it uses the masculine article el in the singular form el agua to avoid a clashing sound with the stressed 'a'.
- The word vaso can also mean 'blood vessel' in a medical context, referring to the tubes that carry blood through the body.
- The word agua shares a common ancestor with the English word 'ea', a very archaic term for a river or a stream.
Examples in context
- Querría un vaso de agua.I'd like a glass of water.Tatoeba #1762093 by Shishir, translation #270846 by CK
- ¿Querés un vaso de agua?Do you want a glass of water?Tatoeba #3034767 by hayastan, translation #2643400 by CK
- Tom quiere un vaso de agua.Tom wants a glass of water.Tatoeba #1278806 by marcelostockle, translation #1141036 by CK
- Toma este vasito de aguaTake this little glass of water
- Disculpe, ¿podría darme un vaso de agua, por favor?Excuse me, could I have a glass of water, please?
- Oye, ¿me das un vaso de agua?Hey, can I get a glass of water?
- 37 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At a restaurant, Daniel asks Lucía for a drink.
- Daniel¿Me traes un vaso de agua, por favor?Can you bring me a glass of water, please?
- LucíaClaro, Daniel, ahora mismo te lo traigo.Of course, Daniel, I will bring it to you right now.
- DanielGracias, Lucía.Thanks, Lucía.
- LucíaDe nada.You're welcome.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agua, de, vaso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
