How to Say ‘Cold water’ in German
Kaltes Wasser
KAL-tes VAH-ser
[KAL-tes VAH-ser]
💬 Usage Tip: In [kaltes Wasser], [kalt] becomes [kaltes] before the noun. You'll see the same kind of ending in [kalter Kaffee] and [kalte Dusche].
Phrase Breakdown
Kaltes
[KAL-tes]
cold
An inflected adjective meaning cold, used here with Wasser.
Kaltes Wasser ist alles, was wir gerade haben.
Cold water is all we have right now.
Wasser
[VAH-ser]
water
The noun for water, here referring to cold water from the tap.
Kaltes Wasser kommt noch, aber kein warmes.
Cold water still comes, but no hot water.
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