How to Say “Can I have some water?” in Japanese

How do you say “Can I have some water?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Can I have some water?

お水をいただけますか?

 omizu o itadakemasuka

When you ask your friend, you can say :

水もらってもいい?

 mizu morattemoii


(polite)

お水をいただけますか?

(casual)

水もらってもいい?


  • Can I have …? = わたしは … をいただけますか? watashiwa … o itadakemasuka
  • some water = 水 mizu

“お水 omizu” is a polite way of saying “水 mizu”.

We do not usually say “わたしは watashiwa (= I)” in everyday conversation.


お水を
some water

わたしは いただけますか?
can I have?