How to Say ‘I'm one metre eighty, more or less.’ in Spain Spanish
Mido un metro ochenta, más o menos.
MEE-doh oon MEH-troh oh-chehn-tah MAHS oh MEH-nohs
[MEE-doh oon MEH-troh oh-chehn-tah MAHS oh MEH-nohs]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, height is always given in metres and centimetres, said as 'one metre eighty'. Feet and inches won't mean much to a nurse, so work out your figure in advance.
Phrase Breakdown
Mido un metro ochenta,
MEE-doh oon MEH-troh oh-chehn-tah
I'm one meter eighty,
This states your height, about 5'11". Link 'metro ochenta' smoothly.
Mi hermano mide un metro ochenta.
My brother is one meter eighty tall.
Words in this phrase
Mido
[MEE-doh]
I measure (I am ... tall)
First person of 'medir'; Spanish says your height with this verb.
Mido un metro sesenta.
I'm one metre sixty tall.
un
[oon]
a / one
"Un" is the masculine form of "a" or "one" in Spanish.
Un minuto más, por favor.
One more minute, please.
metro
[MEH-troh]
metre
Unit of length; heights are given in metres and centimetres.
La puerta mide dos metros.
The door is two metres high.
ochenta
[oh-chehn-tah]
Eighty
The number 80, follows seventy-nine and precedes eighty-one.
Corrí "Ochenta" kilómetros en una semana.
I ran "Eighty" kilometers in a week.
más o menos.
MAHS oh MEH-nohs
more or less.
A very common way to say 'approximately'. Link 'más o' together: 'ma-so-ME-nos'.
Son las tres, más o menos.
It's about three o'clock.
Words in this phrase
más
[MAHS]
more
A greater extent or degree.
Necesito más tiempo para pensar.
I need more time to think.
o
[oh]
Or
Used to link alternatives.
¿Quieres café o té?
Do you want coffee or tea?
menos
[MEH-nohs]
less
Part of the phrase más o menos, used to mean roughly or approximately.
Seremos diez, más o menos.
We’ll be ten, more or less.
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