在英语中，「买水还是酒」可以用 "Should I buy water or wine?" 来表达。这个说法的来源是，在英语中，「水」通常用 "water" 来表示，「酒」通常用 "wine" 来表示。
例句：
我们去餐厅吃饭，你想买水还是酒？(Should I buy water or wine when we go to the restaurant for dinner?)
你去商店时，请问你要买水还是酒？(When you go to the shop, would you pke to buy water or wine?)
你要去买一些饮料，是买水还是酒？(You are going to buy some drinks, should you buy water or wine?)