Italian · Body & Health

"Weight" in Italian: peso

il peso

Say it: PEH-zohmasculine · il pesonoun/ˈpe.zo/

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.
The suitcase weight goes over the limit.
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How to pronounce peso

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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

ItalianEnglish
il pesothe weight

Body, bags, objects.

quanto pesi?how much do you weigh?

Personal (use carefully).

perdere pesoto lose weight

Health talk.

peso massimomaximum weight

Luggage limits.

How to use peso in real life

  1. 1Airport check-in

    Il peso della valigia supera il limite.

    The suitcase weight goes over the limit.

    Il peso + bagaglio.

  2. 2Gym check-in

    Il mio peso è sceso di due chili.

    My weight dropped by two kilos.

    Possessive peso.

  3. 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.

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Repacking before a flight

  1. ChatPal

    Il peso della valigia è a diciotto chili.

    The suitcase weight is at eighteen kilos.

  2. You

    Il limite è venti: il peso va bene.

    The limit is twenty: the weight is fine.

  3. ChatPal

    Tolgo comunque un libro, così il peso scende.

    I'll still remove a book so the weight drops.

  4. 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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