How to Say ‘Hot water’ in French
D'eau chaude
d oh showd
[d oh showd]
💬 Usage Tip: After [plus de], French usually shortens [de] to [d'] before a vowel: [d'eau chaude], [d'électricité], [d'eau].
Phrase Breakdown
D'
[d]
of / any
Contracted form of de before a vowel; in this negative phrase it often means any.
D' eau chaude sort encore un peu du robinet.
Some hot water is still coming out of the tap.
eau
[oh]
water
The noun water.
L'eau de la cuisine est froide aussi.
The kitchen water is cold too.
chaude
[showd]
hot
Feminine adjective modifying eau.
L'eau chaude ne revient pas après plusieurs heures.
The hot water does not come back after several hours.
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