אני רוצה מים.

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Breakdown of אני רוצה מים.

• מים: water
• לרצות: to want

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה מים.

How do you pronounce אני רוצה מים?

A common pronunciation is:

• ani rotze mayim — if the speaker is male
• ani rotza mayim — if the speaker is female

With vowel marks, that would be:

• אֲנִי רוֹצֶה מַיִם
• אֲנִי רוֹצָה מַיִם

A rough pronunciation guide:

• אני = ah-NEE
• רוצה = ro-TSEH or ro-TSAH
• מים = MA-yim

What is the word order in this sentence?

The word order is very straightforward:

• אני = I
• רוצה = want
• מים = water

So it follows the same basic pattern as English here:

I + want + water

In other words, this is a normal subject + verb + object sentence.

Why is רוצה written that way, and does it change depending on who is speaking?

Yes. רוצה agrees with the speaker’s gender.

• A male speaker says אני רוצה = ani rotze
• A female speaker says אני רוצה = ani rotza

Important: in everyday Hebrew writing without vowel marks, both are spelled exactly the same: .