Rocket Languages

Rocket Spanish Newsletter Series:
Quiz on "El Agua" (Water)

Did you know there's a special bonus offer for 6 Day Course subscribers?
Check it out: http://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/6day_special.php

Are you ready to test yourself? Choose the correct Spanish phrase that expresses each English phrase.

1.  I’m thirsty. Could you give me a glass of water?
 
   Tengo hambre. ¿Puedo tener una botella de agua?
   Tengo sed. ¿Me puede dar un vaso de agua?
   Lo siento. ¿Puedo tener un vaso de agua?
   Por favor. ¿Me puede dar agua?
 
2.  A bottle of ice-cold water, please.
 
   Una botella de agua hervida, por favor.
   Por favor, un vaso de agua helada.
   Una botella de agua fría, por favor.
   Una botella de agua helada, por favor.
 
3.  I’d like a glass of ice water.
 
   Me gustaría agua helada.
   Me gustaría un vaso de agua con hielo.
   Me gustaría un vaso de agua tibia.
   Me gustaría un vaso de agua fría.
 
4.  Does the room have hot water?
 
   ¿Tiene la habitación agua caliente?
   ¿Tiene la habitación agua potable?
   ¿Tiene la habitación agua tibia?
   ¿Tiene usted agua fría en la habitación?
 
5.  DON’T DRINK. CONTAMINATED WATER.
 
   NO COMER. AGUA FRÍA.
   NO TOMAR. AGUA EMBOTELLADA.
   NO TOMAR. AGUA POTABLE.
   NO TOMAR. AGUA CONTAMINADA.
 
6.  Do you have bottled water?
 
   ¿Me puede dar agua fría?
   ¿Tiene agua potable?
   ¿Puedo tener una botella de agua?
   ¿Tiene agua embotellada?
 
7.  I need to drink boiled water.
 
   Necesito tomar agua hervida.
   Necesito tomar agua embotellada.
   Quiero tomar agua embotellada.
   Tengo agua hervida.
 
8.  The bath water is tepid.
 
   El agua de tina está tibia.
   El agua de baño está tépido.
   El agua de baño está tibia.
   El agua de tina está caliente.
 
9.  I can’t drink tap water.
 
   No puedo tomar agua hervida.
   No puedo tener agua embotellada.
   No puedo tomar agua de llave.
   No puedo tomar agua potable.
 
10.  I can only drink bottled water or boiled water.
 
   No puedo tomar agua embotellada.
   Solo puedo tomar agua embotellada o agua hervida.
   Puedo tomar agua potable o agua de llave.
   Puedo tomar agua helada o agua hervida solamente.
 

Now, see if you can try this exercise in reverse. Choose the correct English phrase that expresses the Spanish meaning.

11.  Quiero un vaso de agua.
 
   I’d like a glass of water.
   I want a water glass.
   Do you want a glass of water?
   I want a glass of water.
 
12.  El agua es de la llave.
 
   The water is lukewarm.
   The water is ice-cold.
   The water is from the key.
   The water is from the tap.
 
13.  Me gustaría un vaso de agua con hielo.
 
   I’d like a glass of water with ice.
   I’d like a glass with ice.
   I want a glass of water with ice.
   I want a glass with ice.
 
14.  No está bien, está tibia.
 
   I don’t like it, it’s cold.
   It’s not okay, it’s lukewarm.
   I can’t drink it, it’s from the tap.
   It’s not okay, it’s hot.
 
15.  ¿Agua con gas o sin gas?
 
   Tap water or boiled water?
   Soda water or still water?
   Hot water or cold water?
   Bottled water or tap water?
 
16.  ¿Qué quieres tomar?
 
   What do you want to drink?
   What do you want to have?
   What will you have?
   Would you like something to drink?
 
17.  No hay agua caliente.
 
   I don’t want hot water.
   Where is the hot water?
   I don’t have hot water.
   There isn’t any hot water.
 
18.  No tomes el agua.
 
   Take this glass.
   Have some water.
   Drink the water.
   Don’t drink the water.
 
19.  No es agua hervida.
 
   It isn’t boiled water.
   It isn’t potable water.
   It isn’t cold water.
   It isn’t bottled water.
 
20.  Una botella de agua con gas, por favor.
 
   A bottle of soda water, please.
   A bottle of flat water, please.
   A glass of still water, please.
   A glass of sparkling water, please.
 

How’d you do? If you got over 16 out of 20, congratulations! If you scored lower, you may wish to review the previous lessons on this topic. Even though it may seem like a lot of vocabulary on a rather simple topic, I can’t emphasize how important it is! Protect your health while traveling by asking for bottled water. Make sure that your hotel room (especially if you’re staying in a budget hostel) has hot water. Practice these words and phrases now so that when you need them, they spring to mind effortlessly.

If you think that you'll use these words a lot in real life, why not go back and review the lessons on this topic? Here are the links in case you've lost them.

That's it for now. Catch you next time!

Mauricio
Mauricio Evlampieff
Rocket Spanish

P.S. Don't forget to check out my special bonus offer only available for 6 Day Course subscribers:
http://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/6day_special.php

P.P.S. Did You Like What You Heard? I have an entire book full of every nitty-gritty detail you need to know about the Spanish language. Rocket Spanish gives you a complete course giving you the blow by blow of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and everyday use. No matter what your learning style, I have something for you. Whether you prefer to listen to Spanish, read a book, do exercises, or play vocabulary-building games, Rocket Spanish is for you! Visit my site today to learn more.

» Click Here To Visit Rocket Spanish


Previous Newsletters

01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29