SINDY MARCELA SIERRA ROMERO

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

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.

Country Nationality Language

Afghanistan Afghan Persian - Pashto

Argentine
Argentina Spanish
Argentinian
Australia Australian English
Belgium Belgian French / Flemish
Bolivia Bolivian Spanish
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
Cambodia Cambodian Cambodian
Cameroon Cameroonian French / English
Canada Canadian English / French
Chile Chilean Spanish
China Chinese Chinese
Colombia * Colombian Spanish
Costa Rica Costa Rican Spanish
Cuba Cuban Spanish
Denmark Danish (Dane) Danish
Dominican Republic Dominican Spanish
Ecuador Ecuadorian Spanish
Egypt Egyptian Arabic
El Salvador Salvadorian Spanish
England English English
Estonia Estonian Estonian
Ethiopia Ethiopian Amharic
Finland Finnish Finnish
France French French
Germany German German
Ghana Ghanaian English
Greece Greek Greek
Guatemala Guatemalan Spanish
Haiti Haitian French / Creole
Honduras Honduran Spanish
Indonesia Indonesian Indonesian
Iran Iranian Persian
Ireland Irish Irish / English
Israel Israeli Hebrew
Italy Italian Italian
Japan Japanese Japanese
Jordan Jordanian Arabic
Kenya Kenyan Swahili
Laos Laotian Laotian
Latvia Latvian Latvian
Lebanon Lebanese Arabic
Lithuania Lithuanian Lithuanian
Malaysia Malaysian Malay / Malaysian
Mexico Mexican Spanish
Morocco Moroccan Arabic / French
Netherlands Dutch Dutch
New Zealand New Zealander English / Maori
Nicaragua Nicaraguan Spanish
Norway Norwegian Norwegian
Panama Panamanian Spanish
Paraguay Paraguayan Spanish
Peru Peruvian Spanish
Philippines Filipino Tagalog / Filipino
Poland Polish Polish
Portugal Portuguese Portuguese
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Spanish
Romania Romanian Romanian
Russia Russian Russian
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabic
Scotland Scottish English
South Korea Korean Korean
 Spain Spanish Spanish
Sweden Swedish Swedish
Switzerland Swiss German, French, Italian, Romansh
Taiwan Taiwanese Chinese
Tajikistan Tajik Tajik (Persian)
Thailand Thai Thai
Turkey Turkish Turkish
Ukraine Ukrainian Ukrainian
(The) United
British English
Kingdom
(The) United States American ** English
Uruguay Uruguayan Spanish
Venezuela Venezuelan Spanish
Vietnam Vietnamese Vietnamese
Wales Welsh Welsh / English
* NOTE: Colombia is the correct spelling of the country and not "Columbia".

** 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.

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES EXERCISES

1. READ AND COMPLETE THE CHART.

Dear SINDY SIERRA (your name), Welcome to the Friends Club. It’s for English learners
and friends around the world.

Martina, Pepe, Kate, Dunya, Mary, Paul and Bernd are members of the Club: Martina is
from Italy. She’s twelve. Pepe is Spanish. He’s nine. Kate and Mary are twins from Great
Britain. They are thirteen years old. Dunya is from Russia. She’s ten. Paul is French and
he’s eleven. Bernd is from Germany and he is eight years old.

How old are you? Enjoy the club!

Laura

NAME AGE COUNTRY NATIONALITY

Martina TWELVE ITALY ITALIAN
Pepe NINE COLOMBIA COLOMBIAN
Kate THIRTEEN GREAT BRITAIN ENGLISH
Dunya TEN RUSSIA RUSSIAN
Mary THIRTEEN GREAT BRITAIN ENGLISH
Paul ELEVEN FRANCE FRENCH
Bernd EIGHT GERMANY GERMAN
(you) TWENTYTWO COLOMBIA COLOMBIAN
2. WRITE QUESTIONS ORDERING THE WORDS. THEN, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
ACCORDING TO THE TEXT IN EXERCISE 1

a) Dunya from Russia is - Is Dunya from Russia? Yes, she is.

b) Paul is German – IS PAUL GERMAN? NO, HE IS NOT.
c) The twins are France from – ARE THE TWINS FROM FRANCE? NO, THEY ARE NOT.
d) Eight Bernd old is years – IS BERND EIGHT YEARS OLD? YES, HE IS.
e) Martina Italy from is – IS MARTINA FROM ITALY? YES, SHE IS
f) Kate is French – IS KATE FRENCH? NO. SHE IS NOT

3. CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD.

a) CARLOS IS FROM SPAIN/ Spanish.

b) She is France/ SHE IS FRENCH

c) ANJA IS FROM RUSSIA/Russian.

d) These are my friends from German/ THESE ARE MY FRIENDS FROM GERMANY.

e) HINA IS FROM JAPAN/Japanese.

f) SOFIA IS Greek.

4. REWRITE THE SENTENCES. USE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS.

a) You are Michael. (name) - Your name is Michael.

b) She is from France (French). – SHE IS FRENCH
c) Where are you from? (Nationality) – WHAT IS YOUR NATIONALITY?
d) What nationality is she? (from) – WHERE IS SHE FROM?
e) Is Susan Spanish? (from) – IS SUSAN FROM SPAIN?
f) They are from Poland. (Polish) – THEY ARE POLISH

5. PUT THE NATIONALITY ADJECTIVES INTO THE CORRECT GROUPS. LOOK AT THE
ENDINGS.

-an -ese -ish Other nationalities

AFGHAN CHINESE ENGLISH ARGENTINE
ARGENTINIAN JAPANESE FINNISH FRENCH
AUSTRALIAN LEBANESE IRISH GREEK
BELGIAN PORTUGUESE POLISH ISRAELI
BOLIVIAN TAIWANESE SCOTTISH DUTCH
BRAZILIAN VIETNAMESE SPANISH NEW
ZEALANDER
CAMBODIAN SWEDISH FILIPINO
CAMEROONIAN TURKISH SWISS
CANADIAN DANISH TAJIK
CHILEAN BRITISH THAI
COLOMBIAN WELSH
COSTA RICAN
CUBAN
DOMINICAN
ECUADORIAN
EGYPTIAN
SALVADORIAN
ESTONIAN
ETHIOPIAN
GERMAN
GHANAIAN
GUATEMALAN
HAITIAN
HONDURAN
INDONESIAN
IRANIAN
ITALIAN
JORDANIAN
KENYAN
LAOTIAN
LATVIAN
LITHUANIAN
MALAYSIAN
MEXICAN
MOROCCAN
NICARAGUAN
NORWEGIAN
PANAMANIAN
PARAGUAYAN
PERUVIAN
PUERTO RICAN
ROMANIAN
RUSSIAN
KOREAN
UKRANIAN
AMERICAN
URUGUAYAN
VENEZUELAN