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Technically what you want is a bouteille d'eau. If you're asking for l'eau, you're asking for all of the water, not some of it. Depending on how accommodating t
by mauvehaus 4y ago
Technically what you want is a bouteille d'eau. If you're asking for l'eau, you're asking for all of the water, not some of it. Depending on how accommodating the French speaker is, you may just get stonewalled for butchering the language.
Lest anybody accuse me of trafficking in stereotypes about the French, this is a real example from my life.
- Natsu 4y agoI actually said "je voudrais acheter une bouteille de l'eau", but pronounced so badly they thought I wanted the loo. It took a second person demonstrating the proper pronunciation of "bouteille d'eau" for me to actually get said bottle of water, despite much pointing at the object in question.