How to Say ‘My arm measures thirty-two centimeters.’ in French
Mon bras fait trente-deux centimètres.
mohn brah feh trahnt-duh sahn-tee-mehtr
[mohn brah feh trahnt-duh sahn-tee-mehtr]
💬 Usage Tip: French often uses [faire] for the size of a body part: [Mon bras fait trente-deux centimètres]. The same pattern works for many measurements: [Ma poitrine fait...], [La table fait...].
Phrase Breakdown
Mon bras fait
mohn brah feh
My arm measures
Used to give the length of a body part.
Mon bras fait vingt centimètres.
My arm measures twenty centimeters.
Words in this phrase
Mon
[mohn]
my
possessive adjective for something belonging to me before a masculine singular noun
Mon vélo est neuf.
My bike is new.
bras
[brah]
arm
the body part from the shoulder to the hand
Je lève le bras pour répondre.
I raise my arm to answer.
fait
[feh]
measures
from the verb faire, used to express a measurement or size
La pièce fait vingt mètres carrés.
The room measures twenty square meters.
Trente-deux centimètres.
trahnt-duh sahn-tee-mehtr
Thirty-two centimeters.
The measurement given in centimeters.
La table fait trente-deux centimètres.
The table measures thirty-two centimeters.
Words in this phrase
trente-deux
[trahnt-duh]
thirty-two
the number 32
Il a trente-deux ans.
He is thirty-two years old.
centimètres
[sahn-tee-mehtr]
centimeters
a metric unit of length
La règle indique quinze centimètres.
The ruler shows fifteen centimeters.
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