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LearnItalianPod.com Says:

Tama,

you are actually right!
Here we go: Fidanzato/a — Engaged

You would ask:
“Sei fidanzato?” - Are you engaged? (to a male)
“Sei fidanzata?” - Are you engaged? (to a female)

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

From the glossary:

Suppose you simply want to find out if he or she is single. How would you ask in Italian?

Well, this is very simple. Italians like and use the English word “single” a lot.

So, you would just ask “Sei single?“, and the answer would be “Si, sono single” (you’re in luck!) or “No, non sono single” (ouch!). This is valid for both male and female gender.

The actual italian word for boyfriend is “ragazzo”, for girlfriend is “ragazza”. So, you could say also “Hai il ragazzo?” to a girl, and “Hai la ragazza?” to a guy.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

Carlo, that’s a major difference between Italian and English.

“Hai un ragazzo?” would sound like the English “Do you have any boyfriends?”

Strange but true, the correct way of saying “Do you have a boyfriend?” is “Hai il ragazzo?”

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

Lyna, that is confusing - it should not say “hai una ragazza”, but “hai la ragazza”.

The glitch has been corrected on the learning center and on the audio file as well - but the wrong file has been uploaded and it is where it should not be. We’ll certainly take care of that ASAP.

Thanks for pointing it out!

As a matter of clarification while we take care of the issue, the correct way of saying “Do you have a boyfriend?” is “Hai il ragazzo?” and the correct way to say “Do you have a girlfriend?” is “Hai la ragazza?”.

Sorry about the issue.

David Tanner Says:

Ciao! Here in the US, gay couples who have been together long-term, often refer to each other as my “partner”. When I am in Italy this spring, and I want to introduce my same-s - e - x companion, can I refer to him as something equivalent to “partner” in Italian? We have been together eleven years, and I feel silly just calling him “mio regazzo”! Thanks for any suggestions!

David

lucy Says:

to say, “we’re married”…is it, “noi siamo sposati”?