水を飲みたい
mizu o nomitai
The English phrase "I want to drink water" is expressed in Japanese as 水を飲みたい (mizu o nomitai).
This phrase is used to express a desire to consume water.
How do you pronounce it?
mizu o nomitai
Did you know?
- The word 水 'water' is the root of the word 水曜日 'Wednesday', which literally translates to 'water day'.
- Japanese has two words for 'water': 水 (mizu) for cold/room temperature water and お湯 (oyu) for hot water, so using the wrong one would change your entire request.
- The kanji for 水 'water' is a pictograph that originally depicted a flowing stream of water.
Examples in context
- 水を飲みたいよ。I want to drink water
- 水を飲みたいです。mizu o nomitai desu.I want to drink water.
- 喉が渇いたので、水を飲みたい。nodo ga kawaita node, mizu o nomitai.I'm thirsty, so I want to drink water.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are hiking on a hot day.
- 大翔 Hiroto大丈夫？休憩しようか。daijoubu? kyuukei shiyou ka.Are you okay? Shall we take a break?
- 美咲 Misakiうん。すごく水を飲みたい。un. sugoku mizu o nomitai.Yeah. I really want to drink water.
- 大翔 Hiroto僕のボトルがあるよ。どうぞ。boku no botoru ga aru yo. douzo.I have my bottle. Here you go.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとう、大翔くん！arigatou, Hiroto-kun!Thank you, Hiroto!
