tu estatura
/tu estatuɾa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for 'your height' is tu estatura.
tu estatura is used to refer to the measurement of how tall a person is. If you need to express an imprecise height, you can use the phrase más o menos (more or less).
Which one should you use?
While tu estatura refers specifically to a person's height, tu altura can be used to refer to either the height of a person or the height of an object.
How does it change in a sentence?
When describing your own height using the structure 'Soy + number + meters + alto/a', you must use alto if you are male and alta if you are female.
How do you pronounce it?
/tu estatuɾa/
Did you know?
- The word estatura is often used metaphorically in Spanish to describe a person's intellectual or moral level, such as estatura moral.
- When asking about estatura, a Spanish speaker might use the phrase ¿Cuánto mides?, which literally means 'How much do you measure?'
- The word estatura shares the same Latin root as the English word 'statue', which implies a fixed standing position or state.
Examples in context
- Tengo 1,70 metrosI am 1.70 meters tall.
- Ella mide 1,75 metrosShe is 1.75 meters tall.
- Mido más o menos 1,70 metrosI am around 1.70 meters tall.
- No recuerdo tu estatura.I don't remember your height.
- ¿Me puedes decir tu estatura?Can you tell me your height?
Example conversation
At a medical clinic during a checkup.
- AlejandroNecesito anotar tu estatura en el registro.I need to write down your height in the record.
- LucíaMido un metro sesenta y cinco.I am one meter sixty-five.
- AlejandroGracias, Lucía, ya lo tengo.Thank you, Lucía, I have it now.
- LucíaDe nada, Alejandro.You're welcome, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries estatura, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
