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"我也喝水。"
Translation:I also drink water.
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"The famous person wears the same size water skis as me. She's got 3 cars; as many years I've lived in this city. Her hair is blonde, and mine is brown; they both start with a 'B.' But when the phone inside her ribcage rings, it's not for me; but when the phone inside her ribcage rings, it's not for me. Hey!" (They Might Be Giants, "The Famous Polka").
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Another generic term that can be used for a drink is "喝的", pronounced "hē de". Translated character by character, it means "drink of", but the two characters together make up a term, so they can't be translated separately.
Could this be used at a restaurant while taking orders? That's the only context I can come up with.
Ａ：我喝水。 (I will have water.)
Ｂ：我也喝水。 (I'll also have water.)
I mean it's necessary for survival, I don't know what other options there are.
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In PinYin, 喝 , meaning "to drink," is rendered as "he1;" so, that's a strong, initial "h" sound followed by a vowel that sounds like the "u" of "put" (as in "put the groceries away), pronounced at a steady, high pitch (that's what the number 1 indicates: first tone, the "flat, high" tone). When I say a "strong h," I mean, some speakers pronounce the "h" of he1 (喝) in a more throaty way, "more obviously an h," almost like the "ch" of the name "Chaim" or at the end of the word "loch."
If you follow this link, and click on the character itself, an audio box should open up and play you a recording of that character being pronounced:
http://www.mandarintools.com/cgi-bin/wordlook.pl?word=%E5%96%9D&searchtype=simp&where=whole&audio=on
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喝 is written very strangely in my font. It looks like the kanji version of he1 rather than the chinese simplified version. Would anyone know why this is?
can this be used like "i also drink water" in the sense (we both drink water) OR "i also drink water (in addition to other drinks e.g. milk)"??
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Grammatically, "I also drink water." is perfectly correct as it is; the grammar of your suggestion, "I am also drinking water." is also perfectly correct; the context would determine which sentence is appropriate.
