How to Say ‘Now, your arm measures thirty-two centimeters.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ahora, su brazo mide treinta y dos centímetros.
ah-OH-rah soo BRAH-soh MEE-deh TRAYN-tah ee dohs sehn-TEE-meh-tros
[ah-OH-rah soo BRAH-soh MEE-deh TRAYN-tah ee dohs sehn-TEE-meh-tros]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often states body measurements with the body part as the subject: [Su brazo mide...], [Su cintura mide...]. That's more natural than trying to say 'has a measurement of...'.
Phrase Breakdown
Ahora,
ah-OH-rah
Now,
A time marker used to introduce the next measurement.
Ahora, vamos a medir la pierna.
Now, let’s measure the leg.
Words in this phrase
Ahora
[ah-OH-rah]
now
A time word meaning “now” or “at this moment.”
Ahora, la enfermera mide su brazo.
Now, the nurse measures your arm.
Su brazo mide
soo BRAH-soh MEE-deh
Your arm measures / is
Used to talk about the length of the arm.
Su brazo mide cuarenta centímetros.
Your arm measures forty centimeters.
Words in this phrase
su
[soo]
your
A formal possessive word meaning “your,” used with usted.
Su brazo está relajado.
Your arm is relaxed.
brazo
[BRAH-soh]
arm
The body part from the shoulder to the hand.
El brazo mide treinta y dos centímetros.
The arm measures thirty-two centimeters.
mide
[MEE-deh]
measures
From the verb medir; used to say how long or wide something is.
Su cintura mide ochenta y cuatro centímetros.
Your waist measures eighty-four centimeters.
Treinta y dos centímetros.
TRAYN-tah ee dohs sehn-TEE-meh-tros
Thirty-two centimeters.
A measurement of length in centimeters.
Mi brazo mide treinta y dos centímetros.
My arm measures thirty-two centimeters.
Words in this phrase
treinta
[TRAYN-tah]
thirty
The number 30.
Treinta centímetros es una medida pequeña.
Thirty centimeters is a small measurement.
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join numbers or words.
Treinta y dos es la medida del brazo.
Thirty-two is the arm measurement.
dos
[dohs]
two
The number 2.
Dos centímetros más cambian la medida.
Two more centimeters change the measurement.
centímetros
[sehn-TEE-meh-tros]
centimeters
A metric unit used for body measurements.
La enfermera anota los centímetros en la hoja.
The nurse writes down the centimeters on the sheet.
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