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How do you say "hot water" in Russian?

горячая вода

gorjačaja voda

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "hot water" is горячая вода.

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Pronunciation

Two words: gorYAH-chuh-yuh VAH-duh. Stress the YAH in the first word, then VAH in the second. Remember that горяча declines for gender and ends in -ая here.

Writing and usage

Горячая is an adjective form (feminine to match вода). Вода is just water. Together they form a compound phrase that doesn't change in dictionaries as a single entry.

Example sentence

Горячая вода здесь очень горячая.

The hot water here is very hot.

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How to remember горячая вода

Горячая literally means hot, adjective form. Вода means water. Picture hot steam rising from a tap.

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Questions about горячая вода

How do you say "hot water" in Russian?

In Russian, "hot water" is горячая вода. It is a noun.

How is горячая вода written in Russian?

Горячая is an adjective form (feminine to match вода). Вода is just water. Together they form a compound phrase that doesn't change in dictionaries as a single entry.

How is горячая вода used in a sentence?

Use горячая вода as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Горячая вода здесь очень горячая. (The hot water here is very hot.).

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