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How to Say ‘I weigh about eighty kilos.’ in Mexican Spanish

Peso como ochenta kilos.

PEH-soh KOH-moh o-chen-ta KEE-lohs

[PEH-soh KOH-moh o-chen-ta KEE-lohs]

💬 Usage Tip: como in front of a number means "about" or "roughly." Same trick for height: mido como un metro setenta.

Phrase Breakdown

Peso como

PEH-soh KOH-moh

I weigh about

'Peso' means 'I weigh'. 'Como' here means 'about' or 'around'. Say PE-so KO-mo.

Example

Peso como sesenta kilos.

I weigh about sixty kilos.

Words in this phrase

Peso

[PEH-soh]

I weigh

First person of 'pesar'; used to state your weight.

Example

Peso sesenta kilos.

I weigh sixty kilos.

como

[KOH-moh]

about / around

Before a number, means approximately.

Example

Llego como a las tres.

I'll arrive around three.

ochenta kilos.

o-chen-ta KEE-lohs

eighty kilos

Mexico uses kilograms for weight. Say o-CHEN-ta KEE-los.

Example

La caja pesa ochenta kilos.

The box weighs eighty kilos.

Words in this phrase

ochenta

[o-chen-ta]

Eighty

The cardinal number following seventy-nine and preceding eighty-one; 80.

Example

Ochenta gramos de café es suficiente.

Eighty grams of coffee is enough.

kilos

[KEE-lohs]

kilos

Kilograms; weight in Mexico is measured in kilos.

Example

Compré dos kilos de arroz.

I bought two kilos of rice.

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