Very simple - how to ask for a bottle of water?

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August 22nd, 2016, 10:13 PM
justinwyllie

Very simple - how to ask for a bottle of water?

I've been asking for:

бутилка воды

but this often gets a puzzled reponse. That may of course be my accent. So then I just say: вода пожалуйста. This usually gets understood.

What do Russians do? (We're talking about a small bottle of water in a kiosk or small shop). Do they ask just for water - or for a bottle of water?

Thanks a lot.
August 23rd, 2016, 07:51 AM
blind pew

In nominative (бутылка воды) without "пожалуйста", it sounds like a command.
In accusative (бутылку воды ) even without "пожалуйста", it is a request.
You can also say "вода, пожалуйста", "бутылка воды, пожалуйста".
August 23rd, 2016, 08:41 AM
Alex80

Just "bottle of water" can cause puzzled reponse because of uncertainty.
You should give more details about product you want to buy.
"бутылочку воды аква-минерале негазированную ноль-пять (0,5 liter)" is ok.
August 23rd, 2016, 11:15 AM
iCake

Quote:

Originally Posted by blind pew

You can also say "вода, пожалуйста", "бутылка воды, пожалуйста".

Don't use these. They don't sound Russian at all. Say: воды, пожалуйста. Бутылку воды, пожалуйста. Shouting nouns in nominative doesn't sound like a command at all.
August 25th, 2016, 04:18 PM
oldboy

1. Бутылку воды, пожалуйста.
2. Мне, пожалуйста, бутылку воды.
September 2nd, 2016, 11:15 AM
John Dow

Question is always better if you like the polite form.
Можно мне бутылку воды, пожалуйста?
Не могли бы вы дать мне бутылку воды, пожалуйста?

Oldboy's, variants are good too.
September 3rd, 2016, 09:56 PM
Serge_spb

Дайте бутылку воды, пожалуйста.

(Дайте)--->>что? what? вин. падеж (accusative case) -бутылку

Also
Можно бутылку воды?
Мне бутылку воды, пожалуйста.
Одну бутылку воды, пожалуйста.
September 4th, 2016, 04:57 PM
justinwyllie

Thanks all. The main point seems to be that since it is an object (of desire) I should have been using бутылку

I will practice this on my next trip!
September 6th, 2016, 05:30 PM
Medved

I can't see any gain from such an easy-peasy phrase like "a bottle of water" practiced.
Choose something more complicated.
September 9th, 2016, 01:59 PM
Antonio1986

Sorry guys but in my country the majority of russians just say: водичка пожалуйста.
I don't know why a man 50 years olds prefers the playful уменьшительно-ласкательная версия rather than воды пожалуйста ... but this is fact!
Может быть у них игривое настроение так как они в отпуске но думаю и что когда я был в Минске большинство говорили водичка
September 9th, 2016, 02:26 PM
iCake

водичка пожалуйста? You sure you make it out right? Should be either водичку or водички.
September 10th, 2016, 09:29 AM
Antonio1986

Quote:

Originally Posted by iCake

водичка пожалуйста? You sure you make it out right? Should be either водичку or водички.

I didn't notice.
But grammatically is correct водичку or водички
September 10th, 2016, 10:35 AM
Black Forest

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

But grammatically is correct водичку or водички

Typically, the use of partitive genitive in the context of asking for food or drink would denote a request for 'some' (small, unspecified amount) of the item.