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How to Say ‘And roughly how much do you weigh?’ in German

Und wie viel wiegen Sie ungefähr?

oont vee feel VEE-gen zee oon-geh-FEHR

[oont vee feel VEE-gen zee oon-geh-FEHR]

Phrase Breakdown

Und wie viel

oont vee feel

And how much

'Und' ends with a 't' sound. Say 'unt vee feel'.

Example

Und wie viel Zeit haben wir?

And how much time do we have?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

wie

[vee]

how

A word used to ask about the manner or degree of something.

Example

Wie geht es dir?

How are you?

viel

[feel]

Much

A large amount or to a great extent.

Example

Er hat viel Energie.

He has much energy.

wiegen Sie ungefähr?

VEE-gen zee oon-geh-FEHR

do you weigh approximately?

'ungefähr' means about or roughly. Stress the last syllable: 'un-ge-FÄHR'.

Example

Es dauert ungefähr eine Stunde.

It takes about an hour.

Words in this phrase

wiegen

[VEE-gen]

weigh

Verb for how heavy someone or something is.

Example

Ich wiege siebzig Kilo.

I weigh seventy kilos.

Sie

[zee]

You (formal)

Formal second-person pronoun.

Example

Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?

Do you think networking is important?

ungefähr

[oon-geh-FEHR]

approximately

Used when the time is not exact but estimated.

Example

Seit ungefähr neun Uhr hören wir Musik.

We have been hearing music since about nine o'clock.

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