Monday, August 11, 2014

Countries & Nationalities

The word 'Nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal and official word and it appears more frequently in written English. You will find the word 'Nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for immigration.
We almost never say: What is your nationality?
We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from?
To tell someone your nationality you DON'T say: My nationality is Chilean.
You say: I'm Chilean

Remember
I am from Chile.
To Be + from + country

I am Chilean.
To Be + Nationality

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List of Countries, Nationalities and their Languages

Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language that appears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country.


CountryNationalityLanguage
AfghanistanAfghanPersian - Pashto
ArgentinaArgentine / ArgentineanSpanish
AustraliaAustralianEnglish
BelgiumBelgianFrench / Flemish
BoliviaBolivianSpanish
BrazilBrazilianPortuguese
CambodiaCambodianCambodian
CameroonCameroonianFrench / English
CanadaCanadianEnglish / French
ChileChileanSpanish
ChinaChineseChinese
ColombiaColombianSpanish
Costa RicaCosta RicanSpanish
CubaCubanSpanish
DenmarkDanish (Dane)Danish
Dominican RepublicDominicanSpanish
EcuadorEcuadorianSpanish
EgyptEgyptianArabic
El SalvadorSalvadorianSpanish
EnglandEnglishEnglish
EstoniaEstonianEstonian
EthiopiaEthiopianAmharic
FinlandFinnishFinnish
FranceFrenchFrench
GermanyGermanGerman
GhanaGhanaianEnglish
GreeceGreekGreek
GuatemalaGuatemalanSpanish
HaitiHaitianFrench / Creole
HondurasHonduranSpanish
IndonesiaIndonesianIndonesian
IranIranianPersian
IrelandIrishIrish / English
IsraelIsraeliHebrew
ItalyItalianItalian
JapanJapaneseJapanese
JordanJordanianArabic
KenyaKenyanSwahili
KoreaKoreanKorean
LaosLaotianLaotian
LatviaLatvianLatvian
LithuaniaLithuanianLithuanian
MalaysiaMalaysianMalay / Malaysian
MexicoMexicanSpanish
MoroccoMoroccanArabic / French
NetherlandsDutchDutch
New ZealandNew ZealanderEnglish / Maori
NicaraguaNicaraguanSpanish
NorwayNorwegianNorwegian
PanamaPanamanianSpanish
ParaguayParaguayanSpanish
PeruPeruvianSpanish
PhilippinesFilipinoTagalog / Filipino
PolandPolishPolish
PortugalPortuguesePortuguese
Puerto RicoPuerto RicanSpanish
RomaniaRomanianRomanian
RussiaRussianRussian
Saudi ArabiaSaudiArabic
SpainSpanishSpanish
SwedenSwedishSwedish
SwitzerlandSwissSwiss
TaiwanTaiwaneseChinese
TajikistanTajikTajik (Persian)
ThailandThaiThai
TurkeyTurkishTurkish
UkraineUkrainianUkrainian
United StatesAmerican *English
UruguayUruguayanSpanish
VenezuelaVenezuelanSpanish
VietnamVietnameseVietnamese
WalesWelshWelsh / English
*You will notice that people from United States have the nationality 'American'. Some people from other parts of the American continent (especially Central and South America) tend not to like the word American for people from the United States. You will find that they will call them North American.

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