How do you say "A bottle of water, please." in Simplified Chinese?

"A bottle of water, please." in Simplified Chinese is "请给我一瓶水。". This phrase is commonly used in China.

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How to Say ‘A bottle of water, please.’ in Simplified Chinese

Q: What does "请给我一瓶水。" mean in English?

"请给我一瓶水。" means "A bottle of water, please." in English. Usage tip: [一瓶水] uses [瓶], the counting word for bottled drinks. [一] is read (yì) before [瓶], so it sounds like (yì píng shuǐ).

请给我一瓶水。

qǐng gěi wǒ yī píng shuǐ

[ching gay waw ee peeng shway]

💬 Usage Tip: [一瓶水] uses [瓶], the counting word for bottled drinks. [一] is read (yì) before [瓶], so it sounds like (yì píng shuǐ).

Phrase Breakdown

请

qǐng

[ching]

please

A polite word used to make requests more courteous.

Example

请给我一瓶水。

Please give me a bottle of water.

给我

gěi wǒ

give me / bring me

Used for a request to bring something.

Example

给我一瓶可乐。

Give me a bottle of cola.

Words in this phrase

给

gěi

[gay]

to give

Used when asking someone to hand or bring you something.

Example

请给我一瓶水。

Please give me a bottle of water.

我

wǒ

[waw]

me; I

The first-person pronoun, used when asking for something for yourself.

Example

请给我一瓶水。

Please give me a bottle of water.

一瓶水

yī píng shuǐ

a bottle of water

Measure phrase for bottled water.

Example

我要一瓶水。

I want a bottle of water.

Words in this phrase

一

yī

[ee]

one

The number one; tone changes before some measure words in natural speech.

Example

请给我一瓶水。

Please give me a bottle of water.

瓶

píng

[peeng]

bottle

A measure word used for bottled drinks and similar containers.

Example

我要一瓶水，请给我一瓶水。

I want a bottle of water; please give me a bottle of water.

水

shuǐ

[shway]

water

A basic and essential word when ordering drinks in a restaurant.

Example

请给我一瓶水。

Please give me a bottle of water.

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