30 French Water Words 💦

How do you Say Water in French?

Water in French is “l’eau”. It’s feminine, and pronounced [lo]. Plural is “les eaux” pronounced [lé zo].

How do you Say I Would Like Some Water in French

To say I would like some water in French, at a restaurant for example, say:

Je voudrais de l’eau – I’d like some water

Maybe you’d like to be more precise:

1. Je voudrais une bouteille d’eau – I’d like a bottle of water
2. Je voudrais une carafe d’eau – I’d like a pitcher of water
3. Je voudrais un verre d’eau – I’d like a glass of water

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Different Types of Water

1. L’eau plate – still water
2. L’eau gazeuse – sparkling water
3. L’eau minérale – mineral water
4. L’eau du robinet – tap water
5. L’eau douce – freshwater (for aquariums for example)
6. L’eau de mer – sea water

Common French Water Brands

This can be useful at a restaurant in France:

1. still mineral water: Evian, Vittel, Contrex
2. sparkling water: Perrier, Badoit,

More French Water Terms

1. La pluie : rain
2. La flotte ( slang) : rain / water
3. la mer : the sea
4. L’océan : the ocean
5. Une fontaine : fountain
6. Un robinet : tap

River French Vocabulary

1. Le ruisseau = stream
2. La rivière = river (often mistaken by students with “la rive” = the river bank)
3. La berge, la rive = the river bank
4. Le fleuve = river which ends in the sea (so watch out: may students use this word for “river”, but it’s a specific kind of river… the generic term you should use is “une rivière”
5. Le lit de la rivière = river bed
6. Le courant =  current
7. La source = the source, the spring
8. L’embouchure (f) = the mouth
9. L’éstuaire (m) = estuary, where “le fleuve” meets the sea

French Flood Vocabulary

1. La crue : rise in the water level
2. L’inondation (f) : flood
3. Le débordement : overflowing
4. Déborder : to overflow