"Water" in Spanish, French, and Mandarin
One of the highest-frequency nouns across languages. Grammatical gender differs: "agua" is feminine in Spanish (with masculine article in singular), "eau" is feminine in French, and "shui" carries no grammatical gender in Mandarin.
Spanish
agua
/ˈaɣwa/
water
noun #309 most common
"Bebé al menos dos litros de agua al día."
Drink at least two litres of water a day.
Full word pageFrench
eau
/o/
water
noun #339 most common
"Elle met toujours un verre d'eau sur sa table de nuit."
She always puts a glass of water on her bedside table.
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