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How to Say ‘It weighs five kilograms.’ in German

Es wiegt fünf Kilogramm.

es veekt fuenf kee-loh-GRAHM

[es veekt fuenf kee-loh-GRAHM]

💬 Usage Tip: Units stay singular after numbers: fünf Kilogramm, not Kilogramme. Same with zwei Meter and drei Liter.

Phrase Breakdown

Es wiegt

es veekt

It weighs

This comes from 'wiegen' (to weigh). The 'g' at the end sounds like 'k': 'wiekt'.

Example

Es wiegt nicht viel.

It doesn't weigh much.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

wiegt

[veekt]

weighs

Form of 'wiegen' (to weigh) for he/she/it.

Example

Das Paket wiegt zwei Kilo.

The parcel weighs two kilos.

fünf Kilogramm.

fuenf kee-loh-GRAHM

five kilograms

After a number, the unit stays singular: 'Kilogramm', not 'Kilogramme'. Round your lips for 'ü'.

Example

Ich kaufe fünf Kilogramm Kartoffeln.

I'm buying five kilograms of potatoes.

Words in this phrase

fünf

[fuenf]

five

The number 5.

Example

Fünf Jahre sind eine lange Zeit.

Five years are a long time.

Kilogramm

[kee-loh-GRAHM]

kilograms

Unit of weight; 1,000 grams. Often shortened to 'Kilo'.

Example

Ich kaufe ein Kilogramm Äpfel.

I'm buying a kilogram of apples.

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