How to Say ‘Water, as the object.’ in Japanese
お水を
o mizu o
[oh mee-zoo oh]
💬 Usage Tip: [お水] means “water,” with polite [お]. The particle [を] marks it as the thing being brought or requested.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Free water is common in many Japanese restaurants, though the style differs by place. Sometimes it appears automatically, sometimes you ask.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix added to some nouns to sound more respectful in service situations.
接客ではおを付けて丁寧に言います。
In customer service, we add o to speak politely.
水
mizu
[mee-zoo]
water
The word for water; in restaurants it often appears as お水 for drinking water served to customers.
暑い日には水を先にお出しします。
On hot days, we serve water first.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
A particle marking the thing being acted on, such as the item being brought or ordered.
水をのをは目的語を示します。
The o in mizu o shows the object of the action.
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