How to Say ‘I weigh seventy-two kilos.’ in Portuguese
Peso setenta e dois quilos.
PEH-zoo seh-TEHN-tah ee doysh KEE-loosh
[PEH-zoo seh-TEHN-tah ee doysh KEE-loosh]
💬 Usage Tip: For weight, Portuguese uses the verb [pesar]: [Peso setenta quilos] = [I weigh seventy kilos]. Don't copy English [I am 70 kilos]; for body measurements, [pesar] is the natural verb.
Phrase Breakdown
Peso
[PEH-zoo]
I weigh
First person singular of 'pesar'; used to state your weight.
Peso setenta quilos agora.
I weigh seventy kilos now.
Setenta e dois quilos
seh-TEHN-tah ee doysh KEE-loosh
seventy-two kilos
This gives the weight in kilos. In Portugal, 'quilos' is the usual everyday word for kilograms in this context.
Ela pesa sessenta e cinco quilos.
She weighs sixty-five kilos.
Words in this phrase
setenta
[seh-TEHN-tah]
seventy
The number 70.
Setenta alunos faltaram hoje.
Seventy students were absent today.
e
[ee]
and
Connects numbers and words.
Um e um são dois.
One and one are two.
dois
[doysh]
two
The number 2.
Comprei dois livros.
I bought two books.
quilos
[KEE-loosh]
kilos; kilograms
A plural weight unit commonly used in everyday speech.
Estes quilos fazem diferença na balança.
These kilos make a difference on the scale.
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