How to Say ‘The hot water is cold.’ in Japanese
お湯が冷たいです。
o yu ga tsumetai desu
[oh yoo ga tsoo-meh-tah-ee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [冷たい] is for something physically cold to the touch, like water. For weather or a room feeling cold, Japanese usually uses [寒い] instead.
Phrase Breakdown
お湯
o yu
hot water
Hot water, often used for bath water or warm tap water.
お湯を沸かします。
I boil water.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix o-
A polite prefix added to some words to sound more natural or respectful.
お湯があります。
There is hot water.
湯
yu
[yoo]
hot water
Refers to hot or warm water, such as bath water or water from a tap.
湯がぬるいです。
The hot water is lukewarm.
が冷たいです
ga tsumetai desu
is cold
冷たいです means something is cold; here it describes the hot water being cold, which is unusual.
この水が冷たいです。
This water is cold.
Words in this phrase
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle that marks the subject of the sentence.
お湯が冷たいです。
The hot water is cold.
冷たい
tsumetai
[tsoo-meh-tah-ee]
cold
An i-adjective meaning cold to the touch, often for objects, water, or food.
このお湯は冷たいです。
This hot water is cold.
です
desu
[dess]
is / polite sentence ending
A polite copula-like ending used to make statements polite.
お湯は大丈夫です。
The hot water is okay.
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