Country & Nationalities Vocabulary
[Note: This countries and nationalities vocabulary pronunciation is in American English]
One of the first things you might do when meeting someone from a different country is exchanging pleasantries, right? Vocabulary words for countries, nationalities and languages are very important for personal reasons, in travel and in business. A few notes before we begin:
- Country: the plural form is countries.
- Nationality: the plural form is nationalities.
- Language: note there are often several different languages spoken within one country.
By the way, this is neither a complete list of countries, languages or nationalities vocabulary. I'm sorry if your country is not listed. Please don't take any offence. :)
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Country flags and nationalities vocabulary
Below you can also hear the words pronounced. This is a big list of the nationalities vocabulary so I've broken the list down into several groups. Click on the video players below.
Nationalities ending in -an
Country
Afghanistan
Angola
Aruba
Costa Rica
Cuba
Germany
Guatemala
Jamaica
Kenya
Libya
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Rwanda
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Uganda
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Nationality
Afghan
Angolan
Aruban
Costa Rican
Cuban
German
Guatemalan
Jamaican
Kenyan
Libyan
Mexican
Moroccan
Mozambican
Nicaraguan
Rwandan
Paraguayan
South African
Sri Lankan
Ugandan
American
Uruguayan
Venezuelan
Language(s)
Pashto, Dari
Portuguese
Dutch / Papiamento
Spanish
Spanish
German
Spanish
English
Swahili / English
Arabic
Spanish
Arabic/Berber
Portuguese
Spanish
Kinyarwanda /French/English
Spanish
English
Sinhala / Tamil
English Swahili
English
Spanish
Spanish
Nationalities ending in -ese
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Country Benin Bhutan Burma / Myanmar China Japan Lebanon Portugal Senegal Sudan Vietnam |
Nationality Beninese Bhutanese Burmese / Myanma Chinese Japanese Lebanese Portuguese Senegalese Sudanese Vietnamese |
Language French Bhutanese Burmese Chinese Japanese Arabic Portuguese French Arabic / English Vietnamese |
Nationalities ending in -i
Country
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Iraq
Qatar
Somalia
Tajikistan
Yemen
Nationality
Azerbaijani
Bahraini
Bangladeshi
Iraqi
Qatari
Somali / Somalian
Tajikistani
Yemeni
Language(s)
Azerbaijan
Arabic
Bengali / English
Arabic / Kurdish
Arabic
Somali / Arabic
Tajik
Arabic
Nationalities ending in -ish
Country
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland:
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Nationality
Danish
Finnish
Irish/English
Polish
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
British
English
Irish
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
Language(s)
Danish
Finnish
Irish / English
Polish
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
English
English
English/Irish
English / Scottish Gaelic
English/Welsh
Nationalities ending in -ian / -ean
Country
Algeria
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Haiti
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Jordan
North Korea
South Korea
Laos
Latvia
Lithuania
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Namibia
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Syria
Tanzania
Tunisia
Ukraine
Zimbabwe
Nationality
Algerian
Argentinian
Armenian
Australian
Austrian
Bahamian
Belarusian
Belgian
Bolivian
Bosnian/Herzegovinian
Brazilian
Bulgarian
Cambodian
Cameroonian
Canadian
Chadian
Chilean
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Egyptian
El Salvadorian
Ethiopian
Georgian
Ghanaian
Guinean
Haitian
Hungarian
Indian
Indonesian
Iranian
Italian
Jordanian
North Korean
South Korean
Laotian / Lao
Latvian
Lithuanian
Malawian
Malaysian
Malian
Namibian
Nigerian
Norwegian
Peruvian
Romanian
Russian
Saudi Arabian
Serbian
Singaporean
Syrian
Tanzanian
Tunisian
Ukrainian
Zimbabwean
Language(s)
Arabic / French
Spanish
Armenian
English
German
English
Belarusian / Russian
French / Dutch / German
Spanish
Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian
Portuguese
Bulgarian
Khmer
French/English
English / French
French / Arabic
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Arabic
Spanish
Amharic
Georgian
English
French
French / Creole
Hungarian
Hindi
Indonesian
Persian
Italian
Arabic
Korean
Korean
Lao / French
Latvian
Lithuanian
Chichewa/English
Malay / English
French
English
English
Norwegian
Spanish
Romanian
Russian
Arabic
Serbian
Malay/Mandarin/Tamil/English
Arabic
Swahili / English
Arabic
Ukrainian
English/Bantu
Nationalities with other endings
Country
Botswana
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Iceland
Netherlands/Holland
Philippines
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Thailand
Kosovo
Nationality
Botswana / Motswana
Czech
French
Greek
Icelander
Dutch
Filipino
Slovak
Slovene
Swiss
Thai
Kosovar
Language(s)
English / Setswana
Czech
French
Greek
Icelandic
Dutch
Filipino/English
Slovak
Slovene
German / French / Italian
Thai
Albanian / Serbian
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