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How to Say ‘It weighs one kilogram.’ in French

Ça pèse un kilogramme.

sah PEHZ uhn kee-loh-GRAHM

[sah PEHZ uhn kee-loh-GRAHM]

💬 Usage Tip: The verb peser "to weigh" gains an accent in pèse because the ending after it goes quiet. It comes back without the accent in pesez.

Phrase Breakdown

Ça pèse

sah PEHZ

It weighs

'Pèse' comes from 'peser' (to weigh). The 'è' is an open 'eh' sound, and the 's' sounds like 'z'.

Example

Ça pèse lourd.

It's heavy.

Words in this phrase

Ça

[sah]

it / that

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'it' or 'that'.

Example

J'espère que ça te plaise vraiment.

I hope you really like it.

pèse

[PEHZ]

weighs

From the verb peser, to weigh.

Example

Le sac pèse trois kilos.

The bag weighs three kilos.

un kilogramme.

uhn kee-loh-GRAHM

one kilogram

'Un' is a nasal vowel. In 'kilogramme' the final 'e' is silent, so it ends on the 'm' sound.

Example

J'achète un kilogramme de pommes.

I'm buying a kilogram of apples.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

a / one

Masculine singular indefinite article; also means one.

Example

Un rendez-vous à 16h30, c'est possible.

An appointment at 4:30 p.m. is possible.

kilogramme

[kee-loh-GRAHM]

kilogram

Masculine noun; a unit of weight equal to 1000 grams.

Example

J'achète un kilogramme de pommes.

I buy a kilogram of apples.

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