How to say water in Hebrew

מים is always grammatically plural in Hebrew, even when you mean one glass of water.

Usage

Order מים בבקשה at a café. Essential survival word in Israel’s warm climate alongside קפה and אוכל.

Without vowels

מים

With vowels (nikud)

מַיִם

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לִשְׁתוֹת

drink

lish-TOT

לֶאֱכוֹל

eat

le-e-KHOL

קָפֶה

coffee

KA-fe

אֹכֶל

food

O-khel

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