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

Sono alto un metro e ottanta.

SOH-noh AHL-toh oon MEH-troh eh ot-TAN-tah

[SOH-noh AHL-toh oon MEH-troh eh ot-TAN-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Sono alto

SOH-noh AHL-toh

I am tall / I'm ... tall

'Sono' means 'I am'. 'Alto' agrees with a male speaker; a woman says 'alta'.

Example

Sono alto come mio padre.

I'm as tall as my father.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.

Example

Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.

I am very interested in job opportunities here.

alto

[AHL-toh]

tall

Used with a measurement to state height.

Example

Sono alto due metri.

I am two meters tall.

un metro e ottanta.

oon MEH-troh eh ot-TAN-tah

one meter eighty (1.80 m).

This is how Italians say heights: meters, then centimeters joined with 'e'.

Example

Mio fratello è un metro e ottanta.

My brother is one meter eighty.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / one

Indefinite article meaning a or one before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un bicchiere di vino è una scelta classica al bar.

A glass of wine is a classic choice at the bar.

metro

[MEH-troh]

meter

Unit of length, about 3.3 feet.

Example

La stanza è larga un metro.

The room is one meter wide.

[eh]

and

Connects two parts of a number or phrase.

Example

Pago pane e latte insieme.

I pay for bread and milk together.

ottanta

[ot-TAN-tah]

Eighty

The number 80.

Example

Ottanta giorni per fare il giro del mondo.

Eighty days to go around the world.

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