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How to Say ‘I weigh seventy-two kilos.’ in French

Je pèse soixante-douze kilos.

zhuh pez swah-SAHNT-dooz KEE-loh

[zhuh pez swah-SAHNT-dooz KEE-loh]

Phrase Breakdown

Je pèse

zhuh pez

I weigh

Used to state your body weight.

Example

Je pèse cinquante kilos.

I weigh fifty kilos.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

The subject pronoun for the speaker.

Example

Je pèse cela avec soin.

I weigh that carefully.

pèse

[pez]

weigh

First-person singular of peser; used to say how much someone weighs.

Example

Je pèse un peu moins cette année.

I weigh a little less this year.

Soixante-douze kilos

swah-SAHNT-dooz KEE-loh

Seventy-two kilos

A way to give weight in kilograms.

Example

Il pèse soixante-douze kilos.

He weighs seventy-two kilos.

Words in this phrase

soixante-douze

[swah-SAHNT-dooz]

seventy-two

The number 72.

Example

Soixante-douze kilos, c'est mon poids.

Seventy-two kilos, that's my weight.

kilos

[KEE-loh]

kilos

A common short form of kilogrammes for body weight.

Example

Je note les kilos sur la fiche.

I write the kilos on the form.

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