How to Say ‘1.75 meters tall.’ in Mexican Spanish
Un metro con setenta y cinco.
oon MEH-troh kohn seh-TEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh
[oon MEH-troh kohn seh-TEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: In Mexico, height is often said as [un metro con setenta y cinco] for 1.75 m. You may also hear [uno setenta y cinco] in casual speech, but the full version is clearer in a clinic.
Phrase Breakdown
Un
[oon]
one / a
Number one; before a masculine noun it becomes un.
Tengo un perro muy tranquilo.
I have one very calm dog.
metro
[MEH-troh]
meter
A unit of length; used when talking about height or distance.
La puerta mide un metro de ancho.
The door measures one meter wide.
con
[kohn]
with
A preposition meaning with; in measurements it can mean plus or and.
Café con leche, por favor.
Coffee with milk, please.
setenta
[seh-TEHN-tah]
seventy
The number seventy.
Setenta casas están en esa calle.
Seventy houses are on that street.
y
[ee]
and
Conjunction meaning and; used to join numbers and words.
Mi hermano y yo vivimos aquí.
My brother and I live here.
cinco
[SEEN-koh]
five
The number five.
Cinco alumnos faltaron hoy.
Five students were absent today.
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