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How to Say ‘It weighs about a ton’ in Italian

Pesa circa una tonnellata

PEH-zah CHEER-kah OO-nah ton-nel-LAH-tah

[PEH-zah CHEER-kah OO-nah ton-nel-LAH-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Circa before a number softens it to "about". For example, circa due ore "about two hours".

Phrase Breakdown

Pesa circa

PEH-zah CHEER-kah

It weighs about

'Circa' means 'approximately'. Say 'CHEER-kah': the first C is soft (CH) and the second is hard (K).

Example

Pesa circa due chili.

It weighs about two kilos.

Words in this phrase

Pesa

[PEH-zah]

it weighs

Third person singular of 'pesare', describing the weight of something.

Example

La valigia pesa molto.

The suitcase weighs a lot.

circa

[CHEER-kah]

about, approximately

Indicates an approximate amount.

Example

Sono alto circa un metro e ottanta.

I'm about one meter eighty tall.

una tonnellata

OO-nah ton-nel-LAH-tah

a ton

A metric ton. Hold both doubles, NN and LL: 'ton-nel-LAH-tah'.

Example

È una tonnellata di ferro.

It's a ton of iron.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

tonnellata

[ton-nel-LAH-tah]

ton

A unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms.

Example

Il camion porta una tonnellata di sabbia.

The truck carries a ton of sand.

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