LESSON 2: TO BE MARRIED
In Russian, the expression "to be married" depends on who you are talking about: a man, a woman or a couple. Unlike in English, in Russian, there are three different ways of saying it.
- a woman → она замужем
- a man → он женат
- a couple → они женаты
For example:
1. Анна замужем.
Anna is married.
2. Олег женат.
Oleg is married.
3. Анна и Олег женаты.
Anna and Oleg are married (to each other).
‘Женаты’ is also used in a polite question when you ask a man about his marital status:
Андрей, вы женаты?
Andrey, are you married?
If you ask a woman, you say:
Таня, вы замужем?
Tanya, are you married?
Test: MatchTextDialog
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Test: ChooseCorrect