Questions & Answers about Encho o copo com água.
Does copo mean "cup"?
No, it is a false friend! Copo means "glass" (like a drinking glass for water or juice). If you want to say "cup" for hot drinks like tea or coffee, you would use chávena.
Which verb does encho come from?
It comes from the verb encher, which means "to fill". It is a regular verb, so encho is just the standard "I" form in the present tense.
Why is there no "a" before água?
Because we are talking about water in a general, uncountable sense ("with water"), we do not need the definite article a. If you were talking about specific water, like "the water from the fridge", you would say com a água.
How do you pronounce the "ch" in encho?
In Portuguese, "ch" always makes a "sh" sound, like in the English word "shoe". So encho sounds like "EN-shoo".
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