How to Say ‘A glass of water’ in Mexican Spanish
Un vaso de agua
oon BAH-soh deh AH-gwah
[oon BAH-soh deh AH-gwah]
💬 Usage Tip: vaso is a drinking glass. Glass the material is vidrio, so don't mix them up.
Phrase Breakdown
Un vaso
oon BAH-soh
A glass
'Vaso' is a drinking glass. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b'. Say it as 'un BA-so'.
Necesito un vaso, por favor.
I need a glass, please.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
vaso
[BAH-soh]
glass
A drinking glass or cup for liquids.
Quiero un vaso de leche.
I want a glass of milk.
de agua
deh AH-gwah
of water
'Agua' means water. Link the words so it sounds like 'DEA-gwa'. The 'g' is soft.
Una botella de agua.
A bottle of water.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
agua
[AH-gwah]
water
Feminine noun that uses 'el' in the singular.
No hay agua.
There is no water.
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