Italian · Body & Health
"Weight" in Italian: peso
il peso
Weight in Italian is il peso (PEH-zoh), masculine. Quanto pesi? asks how much do you weigh. Il peso del bagaglio is luggage weight.
Airport check-in
Il peso della valigia supera il limite.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce peso
Say it
PEH-zoh
/ˈpe.zo/
Peso stresses PEH: PEH-zoh. Soft s like z between vowels. Il peso is eel PEH-zoh.
"Weight" in Italian: quick reference
| Italian | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| il peso | the weight Body, bags, objects. | Body, bags, objects. |
| quanto pesi? | how much do you weigh? Personal (use carefully). | Personal (use carefully). |
| perdere peso | to lose weight Health talk. | Health talk. |
| peso massimo | maximum weight Luggage limits. | Luggage limits. |
How to use peso in real life
- 1Airport check-in
Il peso della valigia supera il limite.
The suitcase weight goes over the limit.
Il peso + bagaglio.
- 2Gym check-in
Il mio peso è sceso di due chili.
My weight dropped by two kilos.
Possessive peso.
- 3Kitchen scale
Controlla il peso della farina, per favore.
Check the flour weight, please.
Object weight.
Mistakes English speakers make with peso
Incorrect: La peso è troppo alto.
Correct: Il peso è troppo alto.
Peso is masculine: il peso.
Incorrect: Il weight della borsa.
Correct: Il peso della borsa.
Use peso, not English weight.
Good to know
At Italian airports staff talk kilos of peso without drama. Body-weight chat is more private—friends may say ho perso un po' di peso lightly, but quanto pesi? can feel blunt unless you are close.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Repacking before a flight
ChatPal
Il peso della valigia è a diciotto chili.
The suitcase weight is at eighteen kilos.
You
Il limite è venti: il peso va bene.
The limit is twenty: the weight is fine.
ChatPal
Tolgo comunque un libro, così il peso scende.
I'll still remove a book so the weight drops.
You
Ok, lo metto nello zaino a mano.
Ok, I'll put it in the hand backpack.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Weight" in Italian
How do you say weight?
Il peso.
Luggage weight?
Il peso del bagaglio / della valigia.
Lose weight?
Perdere peso.
Gender?
Masculine: il peso.
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