How to Say ‘Water, please.’ in Simplified Chinese
请给我水。
qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ
[ching gay waw shway]
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[ching]
please
A polite word used to make requests more courteous.
请给我水。
Please give me water.
给我
gěi wǒ
give me / bring me
Used to request a drink or item.
给我水。
Give me water.
Words in this phrase
给
gěi
[gay]
to give
Used when asking someone to hand or bring you something.
请给我水。
Please give me water.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
The first-person pronoun, used when asking for something for yourself.
请给我水。
Please give me water.
水
shuǐ
[shway]
water
A basic and essential word when ordering drinks in a restaurant.
我想喝水，请给我水。
I’d like to drink water; please give me water.
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