How to Say ‘On the water’ in Mexican Spanish
En el agua
ehn el AH-gwah
[ehn el AH-gwah]
💬 Usage Tip: agua takes el even though it's a feminine word, because it starts with a stressed a sound. Describing words still match it as feminine: el agua fría "the cold water".
Phrase Breakdown
En
[ehn]
on
Used after 'quedar' to mark what was agreed.
Quedamos en un precio.
We agreed on a price.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
agua
[AH-gwah]
water
Feminine noun that uses 'el' in the singular.
No hay agua.
There is no water.
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