How to Say ‘The water was really cold.’ in Spain Spanish
El agua estaba muy fría.
ehl AH-gwah es-TAH-bah mwee FREE-ah
[ehl AH-gwah es-TAH-bah mwee FREE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: estaba describes how something was at the time, background-style, not a finished event. Compare fui for the trip itself.
Phrase Breakdown
El agua estaba
ehl AH-gwah es-TAH-bah
The water was
'Agua' is feminine but takes 'el' because it starts with a stressed 'a'. 'Estaba' is the imperfect tense, used for description.
El agua estaba limpia.
The water was clean.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
agua
[AH-gwah]
water
Feminine noun that takes 'el/un' in the singular because it starts with a stressed 'a'.
Quiero agua sin gas.
I want still water.
estaba
[es-TAH-bah]
was (it)
Imperfect of 'estar' for he/she/it, describing a past state.
La casa estaba limpia.
The house was clean.
muy fría.
mwee FREE-ah
very cold.
'Fría' is feminine because it agrees with 'agua'. Stress FRÍ-a.
La sopa está fría.
The soup is cold.
Words in this phrase
muy
[mwee]
very
An adverb used to intensify an adjective or another adverb.
Es «muy» familiar el trato entre compañeros.
The treatment between colleagues is very family-like.
fría
[FREE-ah]
cold
Feminine form of 'frío', low in temperature.
El agua está fría.
The water is cold.
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