How do you Say Water in French?
Water in French is ālāeauā. Itās feminine, and pronounced [lo]. Plural is āles eauxā pronounced [lĆ© 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 lāeau ā Iād like some water
Maybe youād like to be more precise:
- Je voudrais une bouteille dāeau ā Iād like a bottle of water
- Je voudrais une carafe dāeau ā Iād like a pitcher of water
- Je voudrais un verre dāeau ā Iād like a glass of water
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Different Types of Water
- Lāeau plate ā still water
- Lāeau gazeuse ā sparkling water
- Lāeau minĆ©rale ā mineral water
- Lāeau du robinet ā tap water
- Lāeau douce ā freshwater (for aquariums for example)
- Lāeau de mer ā sea water

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Common French Water Brands
This can be useful at a restaurant in France:
- still mineral water: Evian, Vittel, Contrex
- sparkling water: Perrier, Badoit,
More French Water Terms
- La pluie : rain
- La flotte ( slang) : rain / water
- la mer : the sea
- LāocĆ©an : the ocean
- Une fontaine : fountain
- Un robinet : tap
River French Vocabulary
- Le ruisseau = stream
- La riviĆØre = river (often mistaken by students with āla riveā = the river bank)
- La berge, la rive = the river bank
- Le fleuve = river which ends in the sea (so watch out: may students use this word for āriverā, but itās a specific kind of river⦠the generic term you should use is āune riviĆØreā
- Le lit de la riviĆØre = river bed
- Le courant = current
- La source = the source, the spring
- Lāembouchure (f) = the mouth
- LāĆ©stuaire (m) = estuary, where āle fleuveā meets the sea

French Flood Vocabulary
- La crue : rise in the water level
- Lāinondation (f) : flood
- Le dƩbordement : overflowing
- DƩborder : to overflow
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