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How to Say ‘I'm one meter eighty.’ in German

Ich bin ein Meter achtzig.

ikh bin ine MAY-ter AHKH-tsikh

[ikh bin ine MAY-ter AHKH-tsikh]

💬 Usage Tip: German uses sein "to be" for height, just like English: Ich bin ein Meter achtzig. You can also say groß "tall": Ich bin ein Meter achtzig groß.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Height is given in metres in Germany. Feet and inches will mean little to most nurses, so convert it before you go.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin

ikh bin

I am

'Ich' has a soft 'ch', like a whispered 'h' in 'huge'.

Example

Ich bin müde.

I am tired.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

ein Meter achtzig.

ine MAY-ter AHKH-tsikh

one meter eighty

The height: 1.80 m. Stress 'ME-ter' and 'ACHT-zig'.

Example

Der Schrank ist ein Meter achtzig hoch.

The wardrobe is one meter eighty high.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

a / one

An indefinite article introducing the noun Zimmer.

Example

Möchten Sie ein anderes Zimmer ohne Straßenlärm?

Would you like another room without street noise?

Meter

[MAY-ter]

meter

Unit of length, about 3.3 feet.

Example

Der Tisch ist zwei Meter lang.

The table is two meters long.

achtzig

[AHKH-tsikh]

eighty

The number 80, often used for cents in prices like "zwölf Euro achtzig."

Example

Achtzig Cent fehlen noch.

Eighty cents are still missing.

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