The Japanese vocabulary「水 (みず、mizu)」means “water.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 水 |
| Hiragana | みず |
| Romaji Reading | mizu |
| English Meaning | water |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example
sentences.
The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | 水ちょうだい。 |
| Romaji Reading | Mizu chōdai. |
| English Meaning | Give me some water. (Casual Form) |
This phrase is in casual form. Please don’t use it toward higher-ranking people.
| Japanese Sentence | お水を下さい。 |
| Romaji Reading | Omizu o kudasai. |
| English Meaning | May I have a glass of water? (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 喉が渇いたので水を飲む。 |
| Romaji Reading | Nodo ga kawaita node mizu o nomu. |
| English Meaning | I’m thirsty, so I’ll drink water. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 喉が渇いたので水を飲みます。 |
| Romaji Reading | Nodo ga kawaita node mizu o nomimasu. |
| English Meaning | I’m thirsty, so I’ll drink water. (Polite Form)Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 自動販売機で水を買う。 |
| Romaji Reading | Jidōhanbaiki de mizu o kau. |
| English Meaning | I’ll buy water from a vending machine. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 自動販売機で水を買います。 |
| Romaji Reading | Jidōhanbaiki de mizu o kaimasu. |
| English Meaning | I’ll buy water from a vending machine. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 水とお茶、どっちがいい? |
| Romaji Reading | Mizu to ocha, docchi ga ī? |
| English Meaning | Which do you prefer, water or tea? (Spoken and Non-honorific Language, Casual) |
| Japanese Sentence | 水とお茶のどちらがいいですか。 |
| Romaji Reading | Mizu to ocha no docchi ga ī desu ka. |
| English Meaning | Which do you prefer, water or tea? (Spoken Language, Polite Form) |
