How to Say ‘Water, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
請給我水。
qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ
[ching gay waw shway]
💬 Usage Tip: [請給我...] is a useful pattern for asking someone to hand you something: [請給我水], [請給我筷子]. It's a little more explicit than just naming the item.
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[ching]
please
A polite word used before requests.
請給我水，我有點口渴。
Please give me water; I'm a little thirsty.
給我
gěi wǒ
give me
The request action.
請給我水。
Please give me water.
Words in this phrase
給
gěi
[gay]
give
Used in requests when asking someone to hand or provide something.
可以給我水嗎？
Can you give me some water?
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
Object form of 'I'; used when something is given to you.
請先給我水。
Please give me water first.
水
shuǐ
[shway]
water
A very common word when asking for drinking water at a restaurant.
這裡的水是冰的嗎？
Is the water here iced?
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