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How to Say ‘I am 1.80 meters tall.’ in German

Ich bin eins achtzig groß.

ikh bin ines AKH-tsikh grohs

[ikh bin ines AKH-tsikh grohs]

💬 Usage Tip: German puts the height before groß: Ich bin eins achtzig groß, literally "I am one-eighty tall". Same pattern with Der Tisch ist zwei Meter lang "The table is two meters long".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin

ikh bin

I am

This is the first person of 'sein' (to be). The 'ch' in 'ich' is a soft hissing sound.

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.

eins achtzig groß.

ines AKH-tsikh grohs

1.80 metres tall

Germans give height as 'eins achtzig' (one eighty) for 1.80 m. 'groß' means 'tall'. 'ß' sounds like 'ss'.

Example

Sie ist eins siebzig groß.

She is 1.70 m tall.

Words in this phrase

eins

[ines]

one (metre)

The number one; in heights it stands for one metre.

Example

Er ist eins siebzig groß.

He is one metre seventy tall.

achtzig

[AKH-tsikh]

eighty

The number 80.

Example

Das Buch kostet achtzig Euro.

The book costs eighty euros.

groß

[grohs]

tall

Used for a person's height: 'groß sein' = to be tall.

Example

Meine Schwester ist sehr groß.

My sister is very tall.

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