How to Say ‘I am one meter seventy-five tall.’ in Italian
Sono alto un metro e settantacinque.
SOH-noh AHL-toh oon MEH-troh eh set-tahn-tah-CHEEN-kweh
[SOH-noh AHL-toh oon MEH-troh eh set-tahn-tah-CHEEN-kweh]
💬 Usage Tip: For height, Italian often says [Sono alto/a ...] rather than "My height is ..." Remember the ending changes: [alto] for a man, [alta] for a woman.
Phrase Breakdown
Sono alto
SOH-noh AHL-toh
I am tall / I am [male]
Used by a male speaker to describe his height or general build; alto agrees with the speaker.
Sono alto due metri.
I am two meters tall.
Words in this phrase
Sono
[SOH-noh]
I am
First-person singular of essere, used to describe yourself.
Sono pronto per la visita.
I am ready for the appointment.
alto
[AHL-toh]
tall
Adjective for a male speaker, often used when stating height.
Lui è alto e sportivo.
He is tall and sporty.
Un metro e settantacinque
oon MEH-troh eh set-tahn-tah-CHEEN-kweh
one meter and seventy-five
A height expression meaning 1.75 meters; in context, it means 175 cm.
Lei è un metro e sessanta.
She is 1.60 meters tall.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
one / a
Used in measurements to mean one.
È alto un metro.
He is one meter tall.
metro
[MEH-troh]
meter
Metric unit for length, commonly used for height.
Il bambino misura un metro.
The child measures one meter.
e
[eh]
and
Links parts of a number or measurement.
Uno e due fa tre.
One and two makes three.
settantacinque
[set-tahn-tah-CHEEN-kweh]
seventy-five
The number 75, often used in measurements.
Ho contato fino a settantacinque.
I counted up to seventy-five.
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