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we say on the water when we live in houseboats or when w have a house on the shore.
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So does this sentence mean that we live at the beach or on a boat, or does it mean that we drink water to survive, as in 'we live on water'?
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"We live on the water" is a common way of saying that you live on a beach or in a boat, yes :) (though living on the beach is probably more likely)
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So how do you say "we live on water" in the sense of 'we drink water to survive'?
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In English, we often say "we live on the water" when the house is actually right next to a body of water.
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It can also be used figuratively in English by people who sail. It's like someone who shops all the time saying, "I live at the mall."
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What does the English sentence mean? Is this something fanatic surfers say? :D
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You could only live "over the water" if you were in a plane...and you would need a LOT of fuel! :)
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So someone explain why "sul" means "on" now, when recent questions used "sul" as "about".
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"sul" (su + il = sul) in general means "on the". But when Italians want to say "about" they sometimes use "on", like in the case of "write about something", they write ON something instead.
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Just as English teachers say "write an essay on Hamlet." Makes sense
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But when they write about something they won't use the "su" alone, will they? Wouldn't they prefer "su di"?
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Someone asked earlier, but does anyone know how we would say, "we live on water?" implying survival. Like humans live on water and food?
