Έχεις νερό;

Do you have water?

Breakdown of Έχεις νερό;

• το νερό: the water
• έχω: to have

Questions & Answers about Έχεις νερό;

How do I pronounce Έχεις νερό;?

• IPA: [ˈeçis neˈro]
• Rough guide: EH-hees ne-RO
• Notes:
  • χ in έχεις is a fricative, not English h. Before e/i it’s the softer [ç] (like German ich).
  • ρ is a quick tapped r.
  • The accent marks show stress: first syllable in Έχεις, last syllable in νερό.

Why does the sentence end with a semicolon?

In Greek, the semicolon (;) is the question mark. So Έχεις νερό; is a yes/no question. A statement would be Έχεις νερό. with a period.

Why is there no word for English do or any?

• Greek doesn’t use a helper like English do; you just use the verb with question intonation.
• Mass nouns like νερό can appear without an article to mean “any/some water.” To be explicit, add λίγο: Έχεις λίγο νερό; (Do you have some/a little water?).

Where is the word you? Why isn’t εσύ used?

Greek is pro‑drop: the verb ending shows the subject, so the pronoun is usually omitted. Έχεις already means “you (singular) have.” Use Εσύ έχεις νερό; only for emphasis or contrast.