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

Wie viel wiegen Sie?

vee feel VEE-gen zee

[vee feel VEE-gen zee]

💬 Usage Tip: In questions with wie viel, the verb comes right after the question word and before Sie. Swap in other verbs: Wie viel kostet das? "How much does that cost?"

Phrase Breakdown

Wie viel

vee feel

How much

The 'v' in 'viel' sounds like an English 'f'. Say 'vee feel'.

Example

Wie viel kostet das?

How much does that cost?

Words in this phrase

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?

VEE-gen zee

do you weigh (formal)?

'wiegen' means to weigh. Say 'VEE-gen zee'.

Example

Wiegen Sie das Paket, bitte.

Please weigh the package.

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?

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