altura y peso
/altuɾa i peso/from spelling rules
The English phrase "height and weight" is translated into Spanish as altura y peso.
This phrase refers to the physical measurements of how tall and how heavy a person or object is. While altura y peso is a standard way to express this, you may also see estatura y peso used, particularly when the context specifically refers to a person's height.
What does it mean word for word?
The word altura literally means "height" and the word peso literally means "weight".
Which one should you use?
The order of the words can be reversed to peso y altura to mean "weight and height" without changing the fundamental meaning of the phrase.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain parts of Latin America, you may hear the informal phrase ¿Cuánto mides vos? instead of using the standard informal pronoun in ¿Cuánto mides tú?
How does it change in a sentence?
When you are referring to height and weight as specific, defined measurements, such as in a medical or formal context, it is common to include the definite articles, resulting in la altura y el peso.
How do you pronounce it?
/altuɾa i peso/
Did you know?
- The word peso is a doublet of the word pienso, meaning 'thought' or 'feed for livestock', because both evolved from the Latin root pendō.
- The word peso is also the name of the currency in several Latin American countries, such as Mexico and Argentina.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, asking about peso is considered far more intrusive and taboo in social settings than asking about altura.
Examples in context
- El candidato mide 1.85 metros de altura.The candidate is 1.85 meters tall.
- ¿Cuánto mide usted, señor?How tall are you, sir?
- El informe médico indica una altura de 1.70 metros.The medical report indicates a height of 1.70 meters.
- La paciente pesa alrededor de 60 kilogramos.The patient weighs around 60 kilograms.
- ¿Cuánto pesa usted, señora?How much do you weigh, ma'am?
- Mi hermana mide 1.75 metros de estatura.My sister is 1.75 meters tall.
- ¿Cuánto mides tú?How tall are you?
- Lucas pesa alrededor de 80 kilos.Lucas weighs around 80 kilograms.
- Necesito anotar tu altura y peso.I need to record your height and weight.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are filling out forms at a gym.
- LucíaDaniel, ¿ya pusiste tu altura y peso?Daniel, did you already put your height and weight?
- DanielNo, todavía no lo he hecho.No, I haven't done it yet.
- LucíaEstá en la segunda página del formulario.It is on the second page of the form.
- DanielGracias, Lucía, lo anoto ahora mismo.Thanks, Lucía, I'll write it down right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries altura, peso, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
