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"I'm married" in Italian: sono sposato/a

sono sposato/a

Say it: SOH-noh spoh-ZAH-tohphrase/ˈso.no spoˈza.to/

I'm married in Italian is sono sposato or sono sposata. Match your gender. Sono sposato da dieci anni adds duration.

Forms office

Nello stato civile sono sposato.
In marital status I'm married.
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How to pronounce sono sposato/a

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SOH-noh spoh-ZAH-toh

/ˈso.no spoˈza.to/

Sono sposato: SOH-noh spoh-ZAH-toh. Soft s as z. Sposata ends tah.

"I'm married" in Italian: quick reference

ItalianEnglish
sono sposatoI'm married (m)

Masculine.

sono sposataI'm married (f)

Feminine.

siamo sposatiwe're married

Couple.

mi sono sposato/aI got married

Event past.

How to use sono sposato/a in real life

  1. 1Forms office

    Nello stato civile sono sposato.

    In marital status I'm married.

    Sono sposato.

  2. 2New friends

    Sono sposata da cinque anni.

    I've been married for five years.

    Sono sposata + da.

  3. 3Ring glance

    , sono sposatoecco l'anello.

    Yes, I'm married—here's the ring.

    Clear status.

Mistakes English speakers make with sono sposato/a

Incorrect: Sono married.

Correct: Sono sposato/a.

Use sposato/a.

Incorrect: Sono sposato (said by a woman about herself)

Correct: Sono sposata.

Agree gender ending.

Good to know

Marital status appears on forms and sometimes in early introductions. Sono sposato/a is factual, not boastful. For the wedding day itself people say mi sposo or ci sposiamo.

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  1. ChatPal

    Stato civile?

    Marital status?

  2. You

    Sono sposata.

    I'm married.

  3. ChatPal

    Ok. Anche il partner è qui?

    Ok. Is your partner here too?

  4. You

    sono sposata da anni.

    Yes—I've been married for years.

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Common questions about "I'm married" in Italian

Male?

Sono sposato.

Female?

Sono sposata.

We got married?

Ci siamo sposati.

Duration?

Sono sposato/a da + time.

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