How to Say ‘The arm is thirty centimeters.’ in Italian
Il braccio è trenta centimetri.
eel BRAH-choh eh TREN-tah chen-tee-MEH-tree
[eel BRAH-choh eh TREN-tah chen-tee-MEH-tree]
Phrase Breakdown
Il braccio
eel BRAH-choh
the arm
The body part being discussed; masculine singular noun phrase.
Il braccio è lungo.
The arm is long.
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular article introducing a noun.
Il medico arriva presto.
The doctor arrives soon.
braccio
[BRAH-choh]
arm
Body part being described or measured.
Il braccio è forte.
The arm is strong.
è
[eh]
is
Verb essere, third-person singular.
La stanza è pulita.
The room is clean.
Trenta centimetri
TREN-tah chen-tee-MEH-tree
thirty centimeters
A measurement phrase giving the arm’s size.
Sono trenta centimetri.
They are thirty centimeters.
Words in this phrase
trenta
[TREN-tah]
thirty
The number 30.
Trenta persone aspettano fuori.
Thirty people are waiting outside.
centimetri
[chen-tee-MEH-tree]
centimeters
Plural metric unit used for short lengths and body parts.
Il nastro è lungo venti centimetri.
The ribbon is twenty centimeters long.
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