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How to Say ‘About a hundred meters’ in Italian

Un centinaio di metri

oon chen-tee-NAH-yoh dee MEH-tree

[oon chen-tee-NAH-yoh dee MEH-tree]

💬 Usage Tip: -aio turns a number into a rough amount, like 'about': una decina "about ten", un centinaio "about a hundred", un migliaio "about a thousand". Each is followed by di.

Phrase Breakdown

Un centinaio

oon chen-tee-NAH-yoh

About a hundred

'Centinaio' means 'about a hundred'. Say it chen-ti-NA-yo, with a soft 'c' as in 'cheese'.

Example

C'erano un centinaio di persone.

There were about a hundred people.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

centinaio

[chen-tee-NAH-yoh]

about a hundred

A noun meaning roughly one hundred.

Example

C'erano un centinaio di persone.

There were about a hundred people.

di metri

dee MEH-tree

meters

Here 'di' means 'of' and links the quantity to the unit. Say 'metri' as MEH-tri, with a light rolled 'r'.

Example

Pochi metri.

A few meters.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

metri

[MEH-tree]

meters

Plural of 'metro', the basic unit of length.

Example

La stanza è larga quattro metri.

The room is four meters wide.

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