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

Peso uns oitenta quilos.

PEH-zoo oonsh oy-TEN-tuh KEE-loosh

[PEH-zoo oonsh oy-TEN-tuh KEE-loosh]

Phrase Breakdown

Peso

[PEH-zoo]

I weigh

First person of 'pesar'.

Example

Peso setenta quilos.

I weigh seventy kilos.

uns oitenta quilos.

oonsh oy-TEN-tuh KEE-loosh

about eighty kilos.

'Uns' means 'about'. Link it to 'oitenta' with a 'z' sound: 'ũz-oy-TEN-ta KEE-lush'.

Example

Comprei uns dois quilos de fruta.

I bought about two kilos of fruit.

Words in this phrase

uns

[oonsh]

about; around

Before numbers, 'uns' means approximately.

Example

Custa uns dez euros.

It costs about ten euros.

oitenta

[oy-TEN-tuh]

eighty

The number 80.

Example

O livro custa oitenta euros.

The book costs eighty euros.

quilos

[KEE-loosh]

kilos

Plural of 'quilo', kilogram.

Example

Comprei dois quilos de batatas.

I bought two kilos of potatoes.

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