How to Say ‘Hot water’ in Mexican Spanish
Agua caliente
AH-gwah kah-LYEN-teh
[AH-gwah kah-LYEN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: agua is a feminine word, which is why it's caliente with the feminine la-type agreement. But with "the" you say el agua, not la agua, because the word starts with a stressed a-sound.
Phrase Breakdown
Agua
[AH-gwah]
water
Feminine noun, but uses 'el' in the singular because it starts with a stressed 'a'.
El agua está fría.
The water is cold.
caliente
[kah-LYEN-teh]
hot
Adjective for something with high temperature.
Quiero un café caliente.
I want a hot coffee.
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