Are you married

How do you say it in Italian?

Sei sposato? Sei sposata?

Pronunciation (male)
Pronunciation (female)
Words you should knowEssere (to be) + sposato (married)
When to use thisWith 1 person you’re familiar with
When NOT to use thisWith strangers and groups

The reason why there are two forms of the adjective “married” is that, unlike English, Italian has two genders: masculine and feminine.

All nouns and adjectives must agree with this gender. So if you’re talking to a man, you will use sposato, because that’s the masculine adjective. If you’re talking to a woman, you will use sposata, because that’s the feminine form of the adjective.

Sei sposata, Stefania? Hai figli?Are you married, Stefania? Do you have children?
Sei sposato, Luca? Vedo che hai una fede al dito!Are you married, Luca? I see you have a wedding ring on your finger!
two newlyweds showing their wedding rings

Siete sposati? Siete sposate?

Pronunciation (male)
Pronunciation (female)
When to use thisWith a group of people
When NOT to use thisWith strangers and 1 person at a time

In Italian, unlike English, there are two kinds of “you”. There’s a singular “you” and then there’s a plural “you”. If you are talking to a group, you will need to conjugate any verb or pronoun accordingly, and don’t forget the gender!

As said, we’ll also have to change the gender of the adjective itself to make it plural:

  • sposati, masculine plural
  • sposate, feminine plural
two merried men

There’s another caveat here.
You will use the masculine form of the adjective if there’s at least one male person in the group you are talking to.
If there are only women in the group, then use the female form of the adjective.

Giorgio, Andrea, siete sposati?Giorgio, Andrea, are you married?
Carla, Sandra, siete sposate?Carla, Sandra, are you married?

È sposato? È sposata?

Pronunciation (male)
Pronunciation (female)
When to use thisWith a stranger
When NOT to use thisWith people you know well

When speaking formally, Italians address each other with the subject “she”, lei. Use Lei in the written form if you want to be very polite.


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