Water – el agua
(Pronounced ah-gwa)
To remember that water is pronounced ah-gwa (agua) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
Mixing the water with the special ingredient resulted in a goo...ah!
Agua is masculine, so it’s el agua. Imagine an elephant blowing a massive water fountain out of its trunk.
Note: when referring to plural 'waters', agua is feminine (e.g. Las Aguas)
Examples of agua (water) in a sentence
¿Me puedes traer un vaso de agua, por favor?
(Can you bring me a glass of water, please?)
El agua está muy fría hoy.
(The water is very cold today.)
Necesito beber más agua cada día.
(I need to drink more water every day.)
