Basic measurements: Describing your body measurements to the nurse
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Key Phrases
Come stai oggi?
How are you today?
Mi dici il tuo peso, per favore?
Tell me your weight, please.
E la tua altezza?
And your height?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone and asking how they are
Salutare qualcuno e chiedere come sta
Talking about weight and height
Parlare di peso e altezza
Describing body measurements in centimeters
Descrivere le misure del corpo in centimetri
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a fitness or health check in Italy, answering simple questions in Italian about your weight, height, and body measurements.
Buongiorno, caro. Come stai oggi?
Good morning, dear. How are you today?
Buongiorno. Sto bene, grazie.
Good morning. I'm well, thank you.
Mi dici il tuo peso, per favore?
Can you tell me your weight, please?
Peso settanta chili.
I weigh seventy kilos.
E la tua altezza?
And your height?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buongiorno.
bwohn-JOR-noh
Good morning.
Come
KOH-meh
How
Stai
stahy
Are you / you are
💬 [stai] is the [tu] form of [stare], used for how someone is feeling: [Come stai?] = "How are you?" Compare [sto] for "I am," as in [Sto bene].
See breakdown →Oggi
OHD-jee
Today
Come stai oggi?
KOH-meh stahy OHD-jee
How are you today?
🇮🇹 With medical staff, this is a normal polite opener, but in a quick clinic interaction they may skip it and go straight to the questions.
See breakdown →Sto
stoh
I am
💬 [sto] comes from [stare], not [essere]. Italian often uses [stare] for temporary states like [Sto bene] or [Sto male].
See breakdown →Bene
BEH-neh
Well
Grazie
GRAHT-tsyeh
Thank you
Sto bene, grazie.
stoh BEH-neh GRAHT-tsyeh
I'm well, thank you.
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